Right around our part of the county, there are a lot of pastures close by our rows of townhouses, that are full of sheep and other livestock.
On the day I took this picture, I greeted this flock with "Hello Neighbors" from the opposite side of their fence. Most were a good deal away from me and the fence. Those who were closer, still bent their heads back down and continued eating contentedly; my strangeness to them having no visible effect on their meal.
As I observed the quiet animals, the text integrated on the picture came to my mind, and I thought "how odd"! I often meditated on things I could see as relational to verses of the Bible, but certainly this was not one of those!
But in another place we can find God calling us the "sheep of His hand"! Defenseless, weak, small sheep; yet indeed we are made courageous, generous, hospitable, and many other characteristics of the likeness of Christ! What a miracle of transformation it is! From a movie a heard a saying, "you are bigger on the inside, than you are on the outside". This is the very thing I believe and have experienced in my life being indwelt by the savior Jesus Christ! How very fitting is this Scripture, especially considering the present stresses of this age? How thankful we can all be in the light of the fact He makes Himself available in the same way to every living being! How about YOU? Christ is near. Do you want a transformation?
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