Pastor John
I got such a blessing reading Ezekiel this week. When I read Ez 34 about the shepherds feeding themselves and not the flock, and how the flock was scattered and no one searched for them, the feelings overcame me thats thats how it still is today. Gods people are not being feed and are scattered about. And then God tells Ezekiel, But I will search for my sheep and feed them in a good pasture. I started to cry at the goodness of God. And then when I got to the part where He will setup one shepherd (from David) over his flock who would feed them….. I had to get on face and weep uncontrollably, and thank God and Jesus for their love, mercy, and kindness.
Watching the Wycliff movie last night just reinforced those same feelings that its always been that way. There may have been a few times when Gods priests kept the law and his people got relief, but the vast majority of time its always been that his people have never really been shepherded. And when they did have a righteous king/priest leading them then, as with Jesus shepherding them now, most of his people don’t even want it! But then, God’s thoughts and ways are not our thoughts and ways. And Jesus said there would be just a few that would find the narrow way.
I’m not a shepherd or a pastor thats called to lead / teach, but I can be a pastor’s helper; helping to get the seed and truth out there for the few sincere souls that really are looking for God’s way.
Richard