A thought came to me while driving to work this morning. Am I a shepherd or a task master?
Shepherd tends the sheep; take care, love, concern, make sure they are well fed (eating the correct food), have enough sleep and protect them from harms (by warning or direct confrontation with the dangers).
Task master, is like a farmer, placing a yoke and expecting the ox to work the ground minus the care and love.
In the season of reaching out, lets not forget the role of a shepherd. We could get carried away and keep sharing about responsibilities, roles and what we should do to reach out to the lost; and forgetting to care for the sheep.
ps : After all, the ox works best when it is well taken care of ...more strength, more willing, more able to carry the yoke.....
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