What does it mean to truly follow Jesus in our everyday lives? This message takes us into Matthew 9:35-38, where we encounter Jesus walking through villages, healing every disease and sickness, moved with deep compassion for crowds who were 'harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.'

The imagery is striking: Jesus doesn't minister from a distance or only in religious buildings—He's in the streets, having conversations, meeting needs wherever He finds them. The challenge presented here cuts to the heart of modern Christianity: we've often relegated shepherding to professional ministers, creating boxes for our spiritual lives separate from work, family, and community. But Jesus is training His disciples—and us—to see differently. When He says 'the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few,' He's not asking us to bring people to a perfect church service; He's commissioning us to become shepherds ourselves.

The beautiful story of two elderly Scottish sisters who prayed until revival came reminds us that God uses ordinary people willing to carry the burden of their communities. We're invited to smell like sheep—to be so immersed in relationship with the lost and broken around us that we become indistinguishable from them, carrying Christ's compassion into every sphere of our lives.

The question echoes through the ages: if we truly love Jesus, will we feed His lambs?