True Sheep Hear the Voice of Jesus Christ as Their Shepherd & Follow Him (TRU-26)

My Sheep” is Christ's Powerful Term for Believers: When you think about it Jesus comes as the Lamb, He calls His Church His flock, He calls Himself the True and Good Shepherd, and He calls those who lead His Church in His stead: shepherds (that is the meaning of the Greek word poimen), and it is usually translated pastor.
There is only one designation of Christ that fills the New Testament. We are His sons and daughters, and His disciples and servants, but the most integrated term, woven into the fabric of the early church was we are sheep, Christ is our Shepherd, and those who guard Christ's flock are shepherding, pastors. Jesus calls us as believers more by one term in the Gospels “My Sheep” than any other term among those found outside the Gospels. My sheep is His description of us.
Why Does God Call us His Sheep?: It may be because sheep are the most helpless creatures known in the world of zoology. They always lose their way. In the amazing aggregation of entertainment and instruction that modern man calls the circus, you can see almost every known animal perform, but you will probably never seen a trained sheep. A dog or cat, all the farm animals, and everything that can be caught in traps, may be taught to perform for the amusement of man with the apparent exception of the sheep. Perhaps the Lord God, considering the utter helplessness of the human family, just shook His head and said, “We will call them sheep.” What Jesus Sees in Us His Sheep
1. As Sheep: We Need His Constant Guidance. Sheep are UTTERLY HELPLESS and cannot find their way without a guide…. Though there be pasture within easy reach, the sheep is apparently incapable of finding it for itself. It must have a guide. So God, looking at lost humanity, said, “All they like sheep have gone astray.”
2. As Sheep: We Need His Constant Cleansing. Sheep are among the dirtiest animals associated with man. The natural tendency of wool in its raw and wild state is to pick up any defilement with which it comes into contact. There is a very unpleasant odor that is natural to the sheep. Mud dries on the pelt of the sheep in the most bedraggled patterns imaginable. The adherence of the mud is persistent. No matter how dry it may become, it does not seem to powder and fall away. Above all creatures that are associated with the life of man, the sheep in unquestionably the dirtiest. The poet who sings the praise of the snow-white sheep rarely sees them in their typical natural conditions, journeying together in great flocks. The dust of their passage adheres to their person until they become as brown as the terrain over which they travel. Sheep are one of the few animals totally incapable of self-cleansing. The dirtier a sheep gets, the more helpless it becomes. In this respect it seems to be below the hog.
3. As Sheep: We Need His Constant Care. Sheep are among the most tender of creatures, always suffering hurt and pain. When sheep are processed at meat markets it is rare to find an un-scarred pelt or an un-bruised carcass. Sheep spend half their days bleating because of physical distress, and the rest of their time bumping into something else to hurt themselves again. Without natural joy because of the tenderness of their constitution, they become the perfect type of man. They are dependent, and must always be provided for. Indeed, their only alluring quality is their very helplessness.

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