Sheep vs Dogs

Have you ever wondered why God calls us sheep instead of dogs? Think about it. The Bible uses sheep to illustrate people constantly. Why doesn't he use dogs as the metaphor?

Because sheep are dumb! Sheep follow blindly, even though they can see. Hmmm, didn't Jesus talk about seeing, yet not seeing? Sheep need constant attention, are minimally trainable (if at all really), and they smell funny. People are the same. That's why you have to cast vision constantly, model consistently, and equip regularly.

Why not dogs? Dogs are trainable, see things and hear things most don't, and dogs follow wisely. You can equip dogs to do amazing things. Dogs can think and reason (to a point). Once a dog is trained, it remembers what it has been taught.

As much as we want to be like dogs, alas, we are like sheep. God knows this, yet loves us anyway. Praise God!