Christian Books – Donna Louis – Who Should We Mimic? My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. – John 10:27. http://www.biblegateway.com.
The dictionary definition of a sheep states: an animal with a thick woolly coat that is often raised for meat or for its wool and skin. Then it goes on to say: a timid defenseless creature. www.merriam-webster.com. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Who Should We Mimic? Check out my website
Sheep are gentle, quiet, innocent animals. They do not give their shepherd’s a lot of problems. Christian Books – Donna Louis – Who Should We Mimic?
Sheep are mentioned in the bible more than 500 times, more than any other animal. Now, there has to be a reason why GOD placed so much emphasis on sheep in the bible. GOD wants us to be like these animals that are timid and defenseless so then he can mold us to be the images he so desires. GOD wants to purify us like how a fining pot (a vessel) refines metals.
Goats, unlike sheep, are rebellious. In the bible, goats are sometimes used to symbolize evil.
God, why hast thou cast us off forever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? – Psalm 74:1
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. – Psalm 100:3
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. – Matthew 9:36
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. – Matthew 10:16
So who should we mimic, a sheep but of course!
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