Shepherds and Sheep

Shepherds and Sheep

When you miss too many church services, you will begin to feel like an outcast, and divided

You will have thoughts such as; you don't feel a part anymore and are no longer united

But you need to shake yourself and realize that the devil is putting these thoughts into your mind

Bring those thoughts into captivity by moving forward and don't look behind

The more you miss a service, the easier it is to make more excuses to stay at home

You are falling into the devil's trap because in your heart you know where you belong

God has given to every local church a Shepherd to watch over His fold

Never make a decision to leave, unless God has specifically told you so

You need a shepherd to pray with you in your time of need

So you need a local church, so you can receive the Word of God and stay free

God has given a shepherd to each and every one after His own heart

So make sure you are where God has planted you, and don't depart

By God’s grace He has anointed a shepherd to watch over your soul

Honor him with your attendance and the Word will make you completely whole

The devil does not want you to be under a shepherd, or any man

He wants to keep you away from the flock, so he can keep you under his command

In the last days many will depart from the church and no longer receive

The real reason why, is because they listened to the enemy and was deceived

Many of God's people do not believe they need a pastor, or a local church to attend

They stay home by saying, it's not necessary to attend church because it's not a sin

If you don’t have a church home, then you don’t have a shepherd to guide you

This is why God’s family needs a shepherd, so they can be overseen and attended to

The enemy has deceived many people because they say it's ok to stay home

And watch TV preachers, because this is where they belong

It may be good that you are enjoying the worship and the TV feeding of the Word,

But you still don’t have a shepherd because you are not doing what you have heard

So don’t forsake the assembling of yourselves together for which many have done

Because God has given shepherds to oversee, feed and to represent, Christ the Son

The enemy comes to steal, kill and to destroy to get you to leave the fold

So you won’t have a shepherd to feed, lead and help you from growing cold

Shepherds are God’s representatives to oversee His flock to lead and to feed

The feeding ground is called the local church, so be faithful there and receive 

David said, I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord

So those who will remain under a shepherd will also receive a shepherd’s reward

So there is a home church and a shepherd who is waiting for you

And the joy you once had in the past will flow again through and through

Many of God's sheep are wondering off and following their own way

They don't even realize that little by little, they are slowly going astray

They have been placed in a sheepfold to protect them from a world of abuse

But instead of coming faithfully to the fold, they continually make excuse

The enemy will use their flesh to pull them away from the fold

To get them so distracted in life, so they will become spiritually cold

In the last days many will depart from the faith and no longer believe

Because they have forsaken their local church, because they have been deceived

The enemy would like for you to stray away from where you belong

So that you won’t have a shepherd because you listened to the enemy and stayed home