![]() For generations, they have only communicated orally. Many have had little access to education and thus cannot read. And while you-who can read this blog in English-likely have very easy access to an English Bible, there are millions of people around the world who have no access to the words of Jesus. When they hear the voice and words they know, they respond in trust.ĭo you see where the metaphor is going? Just like sheep, we need to listen to our Shepherd in a voice we know and a language we understand. If someone they don’t know tries to herd them with words they don’t understand, they will run away in fear. ![]() (See Luke 15:1-7 for more!)Ī key idea to understand here is that sheep respond to a voice and a word they recognize.Sheep may not be too intelligent, but they’ll trust a shepherd they know. And when they respond to what they’ve heard by trusting in Jesus, He lovingly carries them to the flock-His Church-rejoicing all the way. And just as a shepherd will search and search for any sheep that finds itself somehow separated from the flock until he finds it, so Jesus does likewise – He pursues the lost people of the world, calling to them in the voice they recognize. No, it’s just interesting that Jesus often refers to people as sheep and Himself as the Good Shepherd. Why all the sheep facts? So you can be the life of the next party, of course. Eventually, the whole flock will come to know and recognize the shepherd’s voice and words. The only way a shepherd can get a sheep to go where he wants is for him to gently lead it along, walking ahead of it. However, when sheep feel threatened, they have one defense: huddle together and run away. They also naturally herd, meaning that keeping a flock of sheep together is pretty manageable. Sheep are valuable in that they provide wool, meat, and milk.
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