God Has Asked For Good Shepherds

Ezekiel 34:1-6
1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? 3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. 4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally. 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals. 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.


God is speaking to His leaders, His shepherds. He shows here that there those that were shepherds for his flock were not doing what He wanted them to do. In the end, the flock was scattered and were lost.

As a leader, there must be a shepherd to lead God's flock. We must not leave those that God wants us to shepherd to the world, because people can get lost in the world.

Father God, I pray that you make me a good shepherd. I don't want to be a shepherd that does not tend to your flock, but to lead others in a way that You want me to lead. I pray for your anointing and for your guidance. I thank you for the opportunity to be a shepherd for your people. I pray all these in Jesus name.
Amen.