Psalms 95:6-7
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
Today, if you hear his voice,
Tag: We are His Sheep
We are to praise God because He is both worthy to be praised (our Maker) but also because we are His people, His sheep. He is our creator and possessor. Today we don't think of God in the concept of "possessing" us. Paul often called himself the "servant" of Christ/God. He knew that God was the owner of all things, the creator of all things. Note:
Colossians 1:15-17
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
When God calls us His sheep He is not insulting us. He is simply establishing that we are His to be cared for. Yes, sheep are not smart animals. Yes, sheep will wander away. Yes, she NEED someone to care for them. But, the beauty in the above passage is that God takes ownership for us. We have nothing to fear since God owns us and that obligates Him to care for us. Yet, He does not do so out of obligation, but rather out of love. For that we can rejoice.
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