Getting the message out: "We desperately need a Shepherd!"

God used the sheep and shepherd analogy throughout the entire Bible as His favorite description of His relationship with us. Jesus told us, "I am the Good Shepherd;I know my sheep and my sheep know me " Jn 10:14

Sadly, the sheep and shepherd Scriptures just don't seem relevant to many in today's fast paced, high tech world. But this message is more relevant now then it's ever been! Our world is in a mess! We're ruining our pastures, just as all sheep do without a Shepherd. Our pastures and rivers stink with pesticides and allergies and sicknesses are increasing at an alarming rate. Even our atmosphere is affected. Need I mention that all our core values are at risk? We are in a mess because of our inherent greed, selfishness and lust.

We wouldn't be in this mess if we realized God gave us the Bible as our operating manual and He gave us His Son Jesus to shepherd us personally. The Good Shepherd easily guides and teaches His sheep safely through thickets and thorns, over precarious pathways and brings them to rest when they need it.

As I quoted in the book, "But rather pursue God and do things His way, people everywhere, all over the world, have plunged headlong into the deceptive pursuit of the here and now and have decided that accumulating worldy goods and pleasures is their best bet for finding happiness."

Believe me...no one in Sheep World accumulating the barn's treasures could ever be as blessed as a sheep who knows his Shepherd!

Our Shepherd longs to shepherd every single one of us, personally. If we ask Him to shepherd us, He will! Jesus specifically told us, "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."

It is urgent that mankind specifically ask Jesus to be their Shepherd and to seriously start reading our Operating Manual, the Bible! God knows all about us...He wants us to know all about Him!

For those sheep that already follow the Shepherd, give thanksgiving! "On your feet now--applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. Know this: God is God, and God, GOD. He made us; we didn't make him. We're his people, his well-tended sheep. Enter with the password: "Thank you!" Make yourselves at home, talking praise. Thank him. Worship him." Psalm 100 The Message Bible

I had my 29th radio interview this week - with more to come. Pray I get the message out!