TAMMUZ 22
WHO Leads You?
“Then Yeshua was LED by the Ruach …” (Mat 4:1 TLV, emphasis mine)
When our
foals were newborn babies, it was our custom to halter them within the first 24 hours
after birth. Once they had their halter
on, we then gently taught them to lead, to follow along with us wherever we were going. Through trial and error over a 30
year period, we have found that this is the best time to teach a young horse to
submit to a halter and lead rope. Horses
grow very fast, and when they are 6
months old (at the time of weaning), if they have not been taught previously
how to lead, they can be a handful. Fast
forward to a horse that is now two years old, weighing anywhere from 800 to
1000 lbs., and the problems increase a hundred-fold. It is so much easier to accomplish all of
this when they are young, and easier to handle.
That is not to say that all of our first attempts at ‘leading’ were immediately successful; oftentimes it was somewhat of a tug-of-war, with a lot of pull and release. Depending on the personality of each individual foal, my husband would place a 2nd rope around their backsides, giving a little added incentive to make those first steps forward. Eventually, the combined pressure would be convincing, and they would take that first step. From that point on, it all became so much easier.
Us foolish children, are we not the same? One element that most of us tend to forget, not only in our natural lives, but especially in our spiritual lives, is that in order to be ‘led’, we must first learn to follow. With Torah as our ‘halter’, we kick and scream, pull back and park on our behinds, and all the while that pressure is being applied where it is needed. The ‘halter’ is not a bad thing; it is so that we might be taught to ‘follow’, and learn just how to be led. And once we take that first step, the rest will all fall into place.
One of the most famous Psalms is the 23rd Psalm, known as the Shepherd’s Psalm. It speaks of the Shepherd’s tender love and personal care for the sheep than mean everything to Him, and it is an example of our Father’s love and care for us. Nonetheless, He is the Shepherd, and we are the sheep; He ‘leads’, and we follow. In this Psalm, we can see that the Shepherd is always looking for the best pasture and the best water, searching out any predators, and dangers to avoid, always from the vantage point of being in the lead … “He leads me in paths of righteousness For His Name’s sake.” (Ps 23:3)
“For as many as are
led by the Spirit of Elohim, these are sons of Elohim.” (Rom 8:14)
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