Cameroon Bible Institute

Chapter 6: Leading Like a Shepherd. 1Pet.5.2 – Care for the flock of God entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly–not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
1Pet.5.3 – Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your good example.
In the natural world, a shephered is one who cares for sheep. A fold is a group or a flock of sheep. In the spiritual world, people are compared to sheep. We are either sheep who have gone astray spiritually or who have become part of the fold or flock of the lord. One thing i have learn from this lesson is that, caring for sheep involves discipline. The rod which sheperd carried was used to prod the sheep into the right way. The rod of the shepherd is a natural example of the rod of the authority of Gods word which is carried by spiritual sheperd. The rod provides discipline. It does not always feel good, but it is neccesary.