Black Sheep
You choose daily if you are going to be David or Saul. Fact is there is a little “black sheep” in us all. What exactly does this mean?
This term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more common white; these sheep stand out in the flock and their wool is worth less as it will not dye.
This is the world view of a Black Sheep. It has also become associated with being an outcast, the odd one out, or unlike the others. It’s usually used in conjunction with “family” as in he’s the black sheep of the family.
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How amazing is it that In the Bible being a “black sheep” seems to qualify you for being chosen to God’s Hall of Fame. There was a little outcast shepherd boy named David. There was prostitute named Mary Magdalene, and then there is you and me.
Oh how sweet it is that Jesus loves His Black Sheep! God created you exactly the way He desired to. Perfect in every way.
As a black sheep, you have the following choice to make daily.
Which “B” do I choose to guide my life?
The “B” you choose will own you and guide you down one of two paths. One leads to destruction and the other to an eternity with all the other black sheep washed white as snow.
If you choose the path marked with a “B” called bitterness, then you will live an unhappy joyless life full of anger, frustration and hate. Why would anyone choose this path? Because we are all human and the enemy knows exactly how easy it is for us to bite on this evil pill. Our adversary is always trying to plant a small seed of bitterness in our heart.
Because God sent His little lamb to willingly be the sacrifice for each of us, we have the option of choosing the other “B”! The only thing that can reverse the curse of bitterness in your heart.
This “B” is the “Blood” of Jesus. Jesus’ Blood is the only power capable of washing a black sheep tangled in sin as white as snow.