4You have not taken care of the weak ones, healed those that are sick, bandaged those that are hurt, brought back those that wandered off, or looked for those that were lost. Instead, you treated them cruelly. 5Because the sheep had no shepherd, they were scattered and wild animals killed and ate them. 11I the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I myself will look for my sheep and take care of them. 15I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep and I will find them a place to rest. 16I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that wander off, bandage those that are hurt, and heal those that are sick. EZEKIEL 34
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ooking at the ministry of Jesus on earth
reveals the full dimensions of God. On one hand, God is a God of judgment whose
judgment is like a consuming fire. On another, He is love. In the scripture
read above, God was angry with the leaders of Israel. He queried the way they
handled His people whom He calls sheep. He complains that because His sheep had
no one to care for them, they scattered off to distant lands away from the
sheepfold where wild animals killed and ate them. He decided then that He
Himself would become the shepherd of His people. “I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep and I will find them a place
to rest.”
