"For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, 'Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof." Isaiah 31:4
The purpose of a shepherd, besides leading the flock, was to protect the flock by driving away all things that could cause harm, which included lions. A shepherd is supposed to be used against a lion. It's not a good idea, it's the only idea. There is nothing else you're supposed to do. Here we learn that Israel's enemies will not merely send their best against them, but what is supposed to work. God, however, will make what is supposed to work null and void. He will come at them as something that should be easily crushed, but he will be doing the crushing.
Read again I Corinthians 1:18-31. That passage applies to all of God's dealings in this world, including with you. Remember: His favorite pitch is a curve ball. Your best laid plans are meaningless to Him. He will hit you with what you did not expect, where you did not expect. Your wishes, wants, desires, dreams, preferences, opinions, and plans may be noble, logical, practical, and very spiritual, i.e., they may be what is supposed to work, what is supposed to be approved of by God. However, if they are not from Him and do not lead you back to Him, He will smash them to the ground for your own good. Anything that does not come from or lead you to Him is to your detriment.
"Let all the dreams
That abide in me
Lead me to the Reality
That abides in You,
Or else let them fall to the ground..."
-Jon Vowell
The purpose of a shepherd, besides leading the flock, was to protect the flock by driving away all things that could cause harm, which included lions. A shepherd is supposed to be used against a lion. It's not a good idea, it's the only idea. There is nothing else you're supposed to do. Here we learn that Israel's enemies will not merely send their best against them, but what is supposed to work. God, however, will make what is supposed to work null and void. He will come at them as something that should be easily crushed, but he will be doing the crushing.
Read again I Corinthians 1:18-31. That passage applies to all of God's dealings in this world, including with you. Remember: His favorite pitch is a curve ball. Your best laid plans are meaningless to Him. He will hit you with what you did not expect, where you did not expect. Your wishes, wants, desires, dreams, preferences, opinions, and plans may be noble, logical, practical, and very spiritual, i.e., they may be what is supposed to work, what is supposed to be approved of by God. However, if they are not from Him and do not lead you back to Him, He will smash them to the ground for your own good. Anything that does not come from or lead you to Him is to your detriment.
"Let all the dreams
That abide in me
Lead me to the Reality
That abides in You,
Or else let them fall to the ground..."
-Jon Vowell
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