And followed, too.

“Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!” (Psalm 81:13).

As a people-shepherd, I have experienced at times this sort of sad regret. Once in a while I have wished that someone in my family-flock or my school-flock or my church-flock or my mission-flock would have listened to me better. They would have saved themselves some problems or grief.

Then I wonder how often I have provoked in the Good Shepherd a verse 13 response.

In fact, am I doing that now in some aspect of my life?

I don’t want to do that to Him.

So I’ll try again to listen. And to walk in His ways.