EMBRACE YOUR SHEEP-HOOD (2 OF 7)
Embrace Your Sheep-Hood (2 of 7)
Michael White
Psalm 23
If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? Now there's no wrong answer. Any animal will do..
In fact tell your neighbor, I want you to think about it.
how many of you said a lion? Bear?
So I surveyed some of you. I received a variety of answers
A lot of your like australian animals... Lorrie sloth
jami- turtle, kangaroo, dolphin, and koala bear- koala and kangaroo live in australia and I've always wanted to go there. the kangaroo has super powerful legs and can jump and can jump like crazy and they have a pouch which is just cool.and the koala bear basically just hangs out in trees and they are super cute and lovable. for the other two it would be just cool to live and swim in the ocean
James- would be a dog- stress free life, get a lot of attention, everyone loves them, lots of treats. Lucy would want to be a pug. Cliff would be a lion
kaylee- wolf- mean and eats defenseless animals- because they're pretty and athletic
jorge- hello kitty- bald eagle- he can fly like a boss.
I think I'd like to be a hawk because they're better looking than eagles.
I think Most of us would like to be something majestic like a lion or eagle or a wolf- but God doesn't compare us to lions or eagles. Psalm 23 reminds us that we are sheep.
And you ask why would God compare us to sheep? They are easily lost, easily led astray , they need constant supervision. It's hard to think of a more helpless and dependent animal.
we are like sheep and we need a shepherd. We are vulnerable and dependent. Like sheep we need guidance and direction.
and thats what a shepherd does. He provides, he leads, and protects. There's no way we can make it on our own. If a sheep wanders off by itself it's only a matter of time before it gets devoured or falls off a cliff, or eats something poisonous. Sheep are dependent and we are like sheep in need of a shepherd.
Consequently, we all have a choice. Are w ...
Michael White
Psalm 23
If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be? Now there's no wrong answer. Any animal will do..
In fact tell your neighbor, I want you to think about it.
how many of you said a lion? Bear?
So I surveyed some of you. I received a variety of answers
A lot of your like australian animals... Lorrie sloth
jami- turtle, kangaroo, dolphin, and koala bear- koala and kangaroo live in australia and I've always wanted to go there. the kangaroo has super powerful legs and can jump and can jump like crazy and they have a pouch which is just cool.and the koala bear basically just hangs out in trees and they are super cute and lovable. for the other two it would be just cool to live and swim in the ocean
James- would be a dog- stress free life, get a lot of attention, everyone loves them, lots of treats. Lucy would want to be a pug. Cliff would be a lion
kaylee- wolf- mean and eats defenseless animals- because they're pretty and athletic
jorge- hello kitty- bald eagle- he can fly like a boss.
I think I'd like to be a hawk because they're better looking than eagles.
I think Most of us would like to be something majestic like a lion or eagle or a wolf- but God doesn't compare us to lions or eagles. Psalm 23 reminds us that we are sheep.
And you ask why would God compare us to sheep? They are easily lost, easily led astray , they need constant supervision. It's hard to think of a more helpless and dependent animal.
we are like sheep and we need a shepherd. We are vulnerable and dependent. Like sheep we need guidance and direction.
and thats what a shepherd does. He provides, he leads, and protects. There's no way we can make it on our own. If a sheep wanders off by itself it's only a matter of time before it gets devoured or falls off a cliff, or eats something poisonous. Sheep are dependent and we are like sheep in need of a shepherd.
Consequently, we all have a choice. Are w ...
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