"Jesus had compassion on them because they were like SHEEP WITHOUT A
SHEPHERD!"
Every flock of sheep needs a shepherd. Left to their own devices the sheep are not very bright
and can make terrible and life threatening decisions. Sheep need someone to lead them to green pastures and still, refreshing water. They need someone to protect them from the ravenous wolves of this world. Sheep have a tendency to wander apart from one another and become more vulnerable. They can be picked off one by one, when alone. We are just like sheep and we most certainly need a Shepherd. Who protects you and your family? Who is your Shepherd? Jesus Christ the Lord God has compassion on us because so often we are like SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD!
There is order in the Lord and in His church. He has ordained a church government that supplies us with a Shepherd or Pastor to watch over us and to keep us together and safe from harm. There is a direct link between the Lord and those He allows to be His Shepherds, pastors and bishops. They are ordained to take care of His sheep and keep them safe from the world. These Shepherds are the door to His sanctuary and they have a grave responsibility to the Lord and the sheep. The Shepherd and the church are what helps keeps us from going astray and falling prey to the wolves. If we do not have a pastor or Shepherd then we become like those SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD, vulnerable to the enemy!
If you are alone, or in a church without an ordained Shepherd of God, you are in grave danger.
You will not be lead to greener pastures and still refreshing waters. You could receive strange food or liquids, and you will get sick and even die. If you want the rivers of living water there is only one Shepherd that can lead you there. That is the only way that you can satisfy your thirst!
Without a Shepherd you could end up at a poisoned well that will kill you. You will definitely get lost and be in great danger. That is why the Lord will have compassion on you, because you
are like a sheep without a shepherd. Ask God to Save you and lead you to the right Shepherd!
If the Lord is your Shepherd you will have all that you need. The alternative is to be like
SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD!
