God Calls You Sheep of God’s Pasture

Metaphor: Sheep of God’s Pasture

Concept: God is our Good Sheppard and he cares for us perfectly. God ordains leaders to care for His people, but they must live and lead in their care for the people under them in ways that are wise and which follow God’s ways and teachings.               

Ps 79:13 Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will give You thanks forever; we will show forth and publish Your praise from generation to generation.

Ps 100:3 Know (perceive, recognize, and understand with approval) that the Lord is God! It is He Who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His]! We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.  [Eph 2:10.]
Jer 23:1 WOE TO the shepherds (the civil leaders) who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasturing! says the Lord.
Ezek 34:31 And that you, My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, are [only] men and I am your God, says the Lord God. AMP
God desires the very best care and life for us and because of His goodness toward us we rejoice and praise Him publically. God also appoint leaders and expects them to care for His people as He does. Leaders have a high price to pay when they do not oversee God’s people according to His laws and precepts.
May we seek to please and honor Him no matter what position we have in a church or society. When we do he is honored and His people blessed.