Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd. [1] (Zechariah 10:2 ESV)
Fear Not… Then Follow the Shepherd
The US Armed Forces, in the years of the Cold War, had a plan. If our forces ever engaged the Soviet forces, we were instructed to concentrate fire at the tanks with the largest antennae. Because those tanks housed the Soviet Commanders.
Our side expected that if we could take out their leadership, they would wander like sheep.
It probably would have worked.
Maybe it seems like we have lost our leadership, whether in terms of the government, the church, or the family. Our leaders are falling, displaying clay feet. Our leaders are falling, displayed in poor decisions. Our leaders are falling, as they display more selfishness than servants’ hearts.
But while that makes life frustrating, it should not really be a problem.
Because the State, Church, and Family leaders are not our shepherds.
We have one Shepherd and He does not fail us.
If we wander, it is because we have been following the wrong shepherd. If we worry, it is because we have been following the wrong shepherd. If we are afraid, it is because we have been following the wrong shepherd.
Fear not, then follow the Shepherd.
[1] The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Zec 10:2). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.