Baa!
We all know the Bible refers to us as sheep. Many may think that’s because we are so daft. However, I have just read an amazing story in a 2006 report on a page of the BBC website that clearly suggests sheep are not stupid!
“Last week shepherds in Yorkshire, England, found that they had a group of sheep to care for that were not only stubbornly prone to stray, but also crafty. One of the sheep figured out a way to transgress the boundaries: it laid down and rolled over the grid. The other sheep in the herd followed the example of the stray leader, and soon the sheep had spread over the countryside and found their way to neighborhood gardens, where they ate the food and flowers of local residents.”
JEREMIAH 3
I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding, v15. From this verse we can see 10 keys of a Pastor’s life:
1. Pastors are God-appointed.
2. Pastors are a gift to people.
3. Pastors love their people as a shepherd does their sheep, even if they keep straying.
4. Pastors know they are not alone, carrying the weight of the world, they are plural, there are many of them and they need to recognise this.
5. Pastors pursue the heart of God.
6. Pastors are God-like.
7. Pastors lead people.
8. Pastors are known for their knowledge.
9. Pastors are known for their wisdom.
10. Pastors feed others what they know.
Thanks God for your shepherd, your Pastor! baa!
Missions Paul 