My people! Their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray and confuse the direction of your paths. Isaiah 3:12 (NASB)

For those who guide this people are leading them astray; and those who are guided by them are brought to confusion. Isaiah 9:16 (NASB)

Confused people crowded into the theater in Ephesus (Acts 19). Loud shouts lured them inside and most had no understanding why. They simply followed others into a den of disorder. Imagine the mayhem in a building smoldering with mob mentality.

The truth is—confusion leads to uncertainty leads to doubt leads to disorder leads to upheaval leads to turmoil leads to a muddled mess. Everything around screams chaos and bewildering thoughts ask, “Where am I? How did I get here?”

And God answers through Isaiah declaring, “all of us like sheep have gone astray, turning to our own way.” We wander like lost sheep, confused and misled. We need a loving Shepherd to guide us onto the right path.

The Bible tells us we have a Shepherd—it’s a favored attribute of God. While Jesus lived on earth, He demonstrated the characteristics of a merciful and gracious shepherd. He even told parables about lost sheep and a devoted shepherd, a prodigal son and a loving father—these stories He used to illustrate our human nature and His divine character. If God is so good and loving to us, then why don’t we follow Him?

Answers exist in the comparison of humans and sheep. As you read the following description of sheep and their actions, consider the similarities we humans share with sheep. 

1. Sheep are smart. It’s been stated that sheep are dumb, but some of their qualities have  proven their intelligence. (I don’t think our Savior would compare us to dumb animals, after all He created us in His image. And yet He gave us free will, therefore our choices.)
2. Sheep instinctively react to situations.
3. Sheep follow other sheep. 
4. Sheep flock together because they’re social animals.
5. Sheep have good memories.
6. Sheep are prey instead of predators and flee instead of fight. They are defenseless and panic because of fear. 
7. Sheep have keep senses, making them aware of predators.
8. Sheep have a high tolerance for pain, preventing vulnerability to predators.
9. Sheep run from danger, and may congregate in large numbers for protection.
10. Sheep need a shepherd because they are directionless and wander, unless in a pack.
11. Sheep wander when food is scarce, well-fed sheep don’t wander.
12. Sheep follow the hand that feeds them.
13. Sheep get restless and are tormented by bugs; if bugs go undetected, they multiply and cause blindness.
14. Sheep are helpless if they fall down; they need a shepherd’s help. When a sheep is cast down, it’s possibly due to a a heavy coat needing to be sheared. Everything a sheep comes in contact with (dirt, filth, burrs, sticks, bugs, etc.) attaches to the oil, or lanolin, on a sheep’s wool and weighs it down. Even though shearing is hard work for both sheep and shepherd, it frees up the sheep of all the stuff clinging to its fur. 
15. Sheep are great followers. They know their master’s voice—they recognize their shepherd by the sound of his voice.

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