Honor and Obey Shepherds

  [315 words] Shepherds are a gracious gift from God. God has always known the need for His people to remain faithful to Him, and how difficult, in the face of temptations, it can be for them to do so. Moses, a faithful servant-leader in all God’s house (Heb. 3:2), knew first hand the importance of shepherding for God’s people: Moses said to the LORD, “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all mankind, appoint a man over this community to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the LORD ’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd” (Num 27:15-17). Psalm 78 describes the struggle of God’s people to remain faithful to Him. They found it easier to put their faith in them.selves and the world around them than in the true God who keeps…