Study of Sheep and Shepherds 1. Sheep feed on the same thing, whether out behind the barn or by the fence where everyone can see them. 2. Sheep know if pasture is living or dead; Grass grows again, hay doesn't. We can go back to the living Word and it is fresh again. 3. Nothing is expected of a sheep but to give itself, whether it's wool or meat. 4. The best sound to a lost sheep are the footsteps that have come to take it home. 5. A sheeps fleece has the capacity to absorb the dew of Heaven. The quality of the fleece depends on what the sheep has fed upon. 6. Ticks or burrs don't hurt fleece, just the one feeding upon them. 7. Sheep were Moses' master; his days and nights were controlled by their needs. 8. Though defenseless, there are now more sheep in the world than ever, because they have shepherds. 9. Animals that can protect themselves are becoming extinct. 10. 90% of sheep would die in 6 months without a shepherd, 80% could live 2 years at most. 11. Sheep fall easily when not shorn, can't get up, lie there and die. 12. Sheep chew their cud on their knees. 13. The nature of sheep is to be together; something wrong if alone. No defensive weapon except togetherness. 14. Other animals have teeth for defense; sheep have just eight teeth, all on the bottom, for eating. 15. Things we eat express our nature; lambs don't eat flesh. 16. Only time a sheep "baa's" is when it is looking for fellowship. 17. Rough shearers take skin, wool; sheep never murmur. No animals suffer like a sheep and gives more -- it clothes us and feeds us. 18. Peter was a "born" fisherman, but not a born shepherd. 19. We don't learn how to be a shepherd at school. David learned how to be a shepherd from his father; Peter also learned to be a shepherd. 20. The shepherd must bring up the rear at times, or what would happen to the stragglers? 21. John the Baptist not only had a shepherd's garb and grub, but a shepherd's heart. 22. Sheep never chew their cud if not satisfied. 23. Sheep don't eat garbage. 24. Sheep seek light. 25. Sheep nearest the shepherd get tidbits from his hand. 26. Sheep seek fellowship with other sheep, don't care to be with other animals. 27. They are called "dumb", as they are, so defenseless. Jesus never once defended Himself, He had the slain lamb nature. 28. Things like ticks sap the sheep's very life. Well-fed sheep can resist and throw off these things and disease. 29. Sheep follow example (whether good or bad). 30. Jesus never had the nature of a ram, but of a lamb. 31. Lambs and sheep feed in the same pasture. 32. For water, sheep will climb down a steep embankment that almost no other animal could. 33. It is easy for a sheep to die; easy to kill a sheep. Lamb of God gave no resistance. 34. Sheep eat twice as much before a storm; exudes oil that waterproofs the wool. 35. Sheep don't lie down before they are filled. 36. Need shepherd, not a policeman who makes them obey. 37. Feed them and they will follow you anywhere. 38. Sheep thrive on grass less than 24 hours old. 39. Never lead sheep faster than the weakest can follow. 40. We can't run with goats all week and smell like sheep on Sunday. 41. Two sheep dogs, goodness - and - mercy. 42. If lambs miss even a few feedings, they will be left weakened. 43. There's a difference between a lost sheep and a dissatisfied goat. 44. The lambing season is short, but the shepherd lives all year in light of it, and all his care is with that in mind. 45. If the flock is healthy, lambs will come. 46. If the sheep hadn't scattered when the shepherd was smitten, they wouldn't have been sheep. 47. If we continue to be sheep, heaven is assured. No lost goats are saved. 48. Sheep go toward light; goats go toward darkness. 49. Sheep don't drink from troubled waters because of nostrils at the end of their nose. 50. They sleep in a circle at night around the fire. Enemies outside wait for one to step out of the light. 51. Although Jesus was the Great Shepherd, He was also a sheep, the Lamb of God. He had a leader, He wasn't original. God told Him what to say and He did just what He had seen in heaven. 52. Most animals are led by a halter, but sheep are led by a voice. 53. Sheep dog must keep eye on shepherd for his signal. 54. Foxes bite out tongues and eyes of lambs and leave them to die. 55. A sheep doesn't stand out among sheep, but does among goats. 56. Sheep, unlike other animals, have no way to cleanse themselves; neither do they have the ability to find their own way. 57. Sheep never get together and hire their shepherd. 58. Sheep would never walk in the water they drink. 59. Sheep cannot make it on their own; must group together. 60. They fall down in rushing water because of wool, need still waters... 61. Sheep feed on tender grass, chew cud; but goats can swallow anything and don't chew it afterward. 62. When sheep have been worried by dogs, their wool is inferior. 63. Moses would have been a general at 40, but at 80, he led as a shepherd. 64. The true shepherd never drives; but true sheep never need to be driven. 65. You can drive an unwilling person, but you can never lead them. 66. A sheep cannot be told from a goat until the shepherd's voice reaches their heart. 67. God can't be a shepherd to us unless we are sheep to Him. 68. A shepherd is known by his voice, not his clothing. |
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