A
wolf paces at the edge of the woods, eyeing the flock of sheep grazing just out
of reach. He’s in no hurry. He knows that to attack the whole flock would be
suicide. The shepherd and the angry ram would defend them. He’d been on the
receiving end of those horns and that shotgun and had no intention of tangling
with them again. So he waits and watches as a lamb inches away from the flock,
enticed by the tender blades of grass near the woods. As the flock moves slowly
away, the lone sheep pays no attention. When the flock is too far away to
interfere, the wolf makes his move. The poor lamb never saw it coming.
The
Bible often compares us to sheep (Is. 53:6; Ez. 34:32). We are vulnerable to attack and often
defenseless without our Good Shepherd and our “flock.” Satan, the wolf, prowls
at the edges of the flock, waiting for the one who wanders away. He’s ready
with his false doctrine, false promises, and false confidence to entice that
lone sheep into his lair. “You don’t need
them. They hurt your feelings. You’re too good a Christian for that bunch. No
church is spiritual enough for you.” He has an endless supply of traps that
a lone Christian will fall for without others to pull him to safety. Just as
the sheep need the flock, we need each other. God has given us His church, His
family, to keep us safe from predators. Only foolish lambs wander away.
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