Slings & Stones – Part 1
“As a Shepherd seeketh out His flock in the day that He is among His sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out My sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day” (Ezekiel 34:1).
At a Palestine Exhibition in London, a missionary, dressed in native shepherd’s costume was telling about shepherding in the Middle East.
He said:
“You may wonder why the shepherd carries a sling and stones. It is not so much to defend from wild beasts. A wandering sheep, nibbling the grass, leaves the flock. How to get it back? To send a dog would perhaps drive it further away. As the sheep browses heedlessly, crack goes a stone against the rock beyond. The startled sheep jumps, turns, and looks towards the flock. Crack! Another stone, now close behind. Scared, the sheep begins to run towards the flock. The volley continues; the cracks of the stone against rock, always behind the sheep, afford sufficient stimulus to bring the wanderer safely home.”
Continued…
