![]() She didn’t force him and she didn’t yell at him and command the sheep to come. My wife, Anna, took a chair out to his pen and sat there with animal crackers in her hand. He was young, and we had just brought him home. Snickers the sheep (see attached picture). I remember one time we had a really skiddish sheep. That takes time, and a lot of patient consistent effort on the part of the shepherd. As Jesus said, the sheep will learn to recognize the unique voice and call of their shepherd (John 10). Those sheep become comfortable and learn to be safe with that shepherd. His eyes are always open for threats to the health and safety of his sheep. He can look ahead and see the needs coming up, such as a need for green pastures with fresh grass or a better place for water. He can see when one is sick or needs special attention. A shepherd knows the strengths and weaknesses of sheep. Lynn Anderson put it, “They Smell Like Sheep.” Shepherds become intimately involved with each sheep, they learn each sheep’s personality. Pay attention to your flock, and it will grow, and it will sustain you and others. This applies to goats and sheep, as the Proverb above says, but we can expand that to our finances, businesses, families, organizations and to our churches. You can’t manage effectively when you don’t have accurate information. ![]() Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, for riches do not last forever and does a crown endure to all generations? When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered, the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field. There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls. ![]()
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