The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep.
--John 10:13
It would appear that one alternative to a good shepherd is a hired hand. Hired hands are indifferent, apathetic, and mostly in it for the paycheck. When trouble comes calling, they head for the hills to protect their own skin. The sheep will have to fend for themselves. Besides, it's humiliating enough to have to tend to those critters. The owner should have exercised more care in who he chooses to keep an eye on things. It sounds reasonable, doesn't it?
The Good Shepherd, on the other hand, is verifiably looney tunes. He is willing to lay down his life for the critters. One of them gets away, gets lost, and He leaves the other ninety nine behind to go looking. And when He finds the poor thing, He's all excited.
Think of God being excited in finding you. It's an incredible thought!
PD
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