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by Dennis Wheeler
Did you know that sheep aren't very smart?
Listen to this...they tend to wander into running creeks for water, then their wool grows heavy and they drown. They need a shepherd to lead them to 'calm water' (Psalms 23:2).
They have no natural defense - no claws, no horns, no fangs. They are totally helpless. Sheep need a shepherd with a 'rod and...walking stick' to protect them. (Psalms 23:4).
Sheep have absolutely no sense of direction. They need someone to lead them 'on paths that are right'. (Psalms 23:3).
Are you thinking what I'm thinking? I'm a lot like these sheep! I, too, tend to be swept away by waters of temptation that I should have avoided. I am pretty defenseless against the evil lion who prowls about seeking whom he might devour. And I most certainly get lost.
I need a Shepherd. We need a Shepherd! We need a Shepherd to care for us and to guide us. AND WE HAVE ONE!! ONE who knows us by name (John 10:3). One who is so good to us and loves us so incredibly that He willingly gave His life for the sheep.
As you gather with your friends and family - - hold hands, pause, pray, and thank God for being blessed with such a loving and caring Shepherd!!
He serves as the Senior Pastor with southwest Virginia church... a loving church family in Abingdon.
He and his wife Sharon have been married for over 27 years and are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters, one son-in-law, and two precious grandchildren, the second arrived arrived on the scene in September 2004!!
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