God Calls You Sheep in a Pen

Metaphor: Sheep in a Pen

Concept: The Good Sheppard protects His flock and that is at the heart of this message.

Micah 2:12-13 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will surely collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them [Israel] together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in the midst of their pasture. They [the fold and the pasture] shall swarm with men and hum with much noise. 13 The Breaker [the Messiah] will go up before them. They will break through, pass in through the gate and go out through it, and their King will pass on before them, the Lord at their head.  [Ex 23:20,21; 33:14; Isa 63:8,9; Hos 3:5; Amos 9:11.] AMP
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n its original context God is speaking about how He will re-gather Israel from its dispersion around the world and bring them with force back into the land or pasture He has prepared for them.
For the believer today we see that God will not allow us to be scattered and without His presence nor the fellowship of other believers. This passage also tells about the protection given the sheep by the Good Sheppard who is the Messiah.
Once of the evident concepts here is that God is a promise keeper; that His Word which goes out from Him does not return without having accomplished what he sent out to do and establish.    

Isa 55:11. So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. AMP

Father in Jesus name we thank you that you will keep your care of us and that all you have for us is safe and shall not be taken away. You fulfill your word to us according to your mighty power!