“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17
BAHHHHHHM! The sparks were flying last night.. and if you weren’t at our Bible Study you missed quite a show! Studying Colossians 3, we were diving into what it means to be dead WITH Christ and yet alive IN Him. One thing led to another, and 1 question to another. Soon, it seemed, everyone got their toes stepped on. Then the questions and opinions got louder! Then, because I had to… so did I!
I cannot begin to tell you how much I love and appreciate our special, little flock of sheep. As I thought about it, I’m thinking our ‘specialness’ might be the reason for our small size! Our sheep are so tough, few are willing to fit in! I’ve said it before, our sheep are SMART when it comes to the Bible. They are also opinionated and not afraid to show it! So when the tone raised up, I did too!
Many of the points they were trying to make were valid… kind of. But they were missing the MAIN point where Jesus was trying to move us. The comments weren’t getting us any closer. Finally I yelled… “STOP!!!! YA’LL KEEP TALKIN’ ABOUT STUFF YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT!” It got quieter! Smiling inside, I reminded myself, ‘these are my kind of sheep… cuz they’re not afraid to speak up!’
Visiting an office yesterday, I was waiting my turn when a long haired hippie from my generation walked in. The receptionist told him to please sign the register and sit down. He responded, “if ya want me to do something, tell me NOT to do it!” He didn’t know, but he’d just recited the idea found in Romans 7:7. My sheep had heard something they didn’t believe, so they argued! It’s natural!
To be a sheep is a special calling. Answering His call makes me special because I must realize, like every other Believer, either the hard way or the easy way, that JESUS is the Master. I am His servant! When getting together with Him and His other sheep, one thing is certain… sparks are gonna fly! And if I can’t handle sheep sparks… maybe I’m not as BAAAAAAAAHD as I think! I LOVE our Flock! How BAHHHHHHD are YOU?
P.S. The following is a sheep’s guide to being one. I HIGHLY recommend it
