“They have little or no means of self-defense. They are helpless, timid, feeble creature’s whoes only recourse is to run .” A Shepherd Looks at Ps. 23, p25
“Yea, and aint that the truth. I see that so clearly in my own case. When things go wrong I want to run. I am afraid to deal and so I run. I run in terror, bawling, ( bwaaaaah,) my stumpy little legs whirling like windmills, my tiny hooves digging into the dirt, and my little sheepy tail tucked firmly between my legs.
No problem if I come bawling to you. If I run to you then my fears evaporate in your presence. However, fear blinds me and I often run howling in the wrong direction, away from you and that only increases my fear. The farther I get from you the more lonely and afraid I get. So, the best thing is to stay close to you, then I won’t be afraid.
“In the course of time I came to realize that nothing so quieted and reassured the sheep as to see me in the field. The presence of their master and owner and protector put them at ease as nothing else could do, and this applied day and night.” A Shepherd Looks at Ps. 23,25
“There is nothing like Christ’s presence to dispel the fear, the panic, the terror of the unknown.” A Shepherd Looks at Ps. 23,26
As long as I choose to stay in your presence I have no reason to fear. It is when I run away in panic that I get into trouble. Your presence has a calming and soothing effect.
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