As we progress on our journey, I wanted to share how important and significant a shepherd is. We are all aware a shepherd is someone who looks after sheep and apparently it is one of the oldest jobs in the world. In Asian Minor, sheep were kept for their milk, meat and especially their wool and for the next thousand years, becoming a shepherd or shepherding sheep spread throughout Eurasia and other parts of the world. It is said that a shepherd carries quite a few items including a rod, a rod with a knob that sometimes has nails to be used as a weapon to protect the sheep from wild animals or threats.
So, what does
the bible say about being a shepherd? Well, in the bible we know that a
shepherd is someone who tends and looks after the sheep and that is what we
have learnt so far, but a shepherd is also someone who leads people, who guides
and protects all people of this world.
So, why are
we called sheep? We are called sheep because we need a shepherd to guide and
protect us. How many of us would stray from the herd because we don’t like the
thought of being told what to do? I know I would’ve but as I grow and learn on
my journey, I understand how blessed I am because as I grow in love my shepherd
grows in love too. Remember we are God’s people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Over the next
few weeks, I will share some beautiful verses from the bible and, a fun video
for children from YouTube explaining the parable of “The Lost Sheep.”
May God Bless
Always.
Written and
created by Katie Robinson
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