Poking the Bear
I have read and pondered Ezekiel 28. As pastors, preachers, ministers, or teachers of the God's word, this text reminds me there is a responsibility. The position as an expositor of God's word requires accountability to the task and function. The text speaks of guiding, leading, and directing a flock as a shepherd. The persons shepherded are likening to sheep. The leader is to feed the flock the Word of God. Feeding is important to the maintenance, development, and sustenance of sheep. God has entrusted the leader with the care of the flock. The leader -- pastor, preacher, minister, or teacher -- is subordinate to God as the under-shepherd. An under-shepherd has three responsibilities: one to lead, second, to guide; and third, to feed. We are to do all three responsibly and not haphazardly. We are not to lord our position over the sheep. We are to be examples of what it means to be God inside minded. We set the...