Christians are like sheep in more ways than one. Sheep tend to flock together, and God’s people
need to be together. Like humans, sheep are notoriously ignorant and prone to wander away if
they do not follow the shepherd. Sheep are defenseless, for the most part, and need their
shepherd to protect them.
Sheep are very useful animals. Jewish shepherds tended their sheep, not for the meat (which
would have been costly), but for the wool, milk, and lambs. God’s people should be useful to

Him and certainly ought to “reproduce” themselves by bringing others to Christ. Sheep were
used for sacrifices, and we ought to be “living sacrifices,” doing the will of God.
From the Word: “Know ye that the Lord He is God; it is He that hath made us, and not we
ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture” (Psalm 100:3).
Also read: Psalm 23.
Action assignment: Think of how you can be useful to God today, and ask Him to help you
follow through. Thank Him for being your faithful Shepherd.
WARREN W. WIERSBE
www.backtothebible.in