Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Ezekiel 34:11-16
by: Gem Barton.
In both Old and New Testaments, sheep are used to symbolize God’s people. The dependency of sheep on a shepherd demonstrates how we need God’s protection and provision. God said, through the prophet Ezekiel, that He would search for His people, bring them back home, feed them, and give them rest. Is this not the tender care we need to sustain us in this world that is filled with lack and fatigue? Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” (John 10:11). Today, if you hear His voice, allow Jesus to be your shepherd.