Ok, then, this is one of the most powerful chapters of the Old Testament for me. Here God tells the leaders of Israel how they have failed to guide the people in the ways of the Lord. Yet God still hasn't given up on His people. He says that He Himself will intervene:
I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
This is clearly a reference to the coming of Christ. Christ often used the shepherd metaphor. It simply is amazing that God cares about us enough to search us out wherever we may be.
This chapter in Ezekiel also reminds me how important the Old Testament is. I think many Christians often dismiss the Old Testament as secondary or less important than the New Testament, yet both are the Word of God. We need to remember that the Old Testament must be read in light of the New Testament and at the same time, we need the Old Testament to truly understand the New Testament. My prayer is that more Christians can begin to recognize this in order to better understand God's Word as a whole.
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