The Perfecting of the "SHEEP SUIT" Pt. 1

Matthew 7:15 "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

Act 20:29 "I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

Growing up in the 60’s there were some songs that have stuck in my head over the years. One of them seems to be highly prophetic even with its simple lyrics. The song was “Little Red Riding Hood” by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs. Now I can imagine that many of you are cocking your head at this point and looking at this writer with question marks swimming around……but please, hear me out.

One of the lines from this song goes like this; “I’m gonna keep my sheep suit on, until I’m sure that you’ve been shown, that I can be trusted walkin with you alone”. That got me thinking about the cunning & crafty nature of the wolf, using whatever means necessary to insure he gets what he is after. In the real story of Little Red Riding Hood the wolf answers Red Riding Hood’s questions with a series of lies about his eyes and ears that sound acceptable to her……. until he gets close enough to reveal his true “wolfly” nature and intentions.

It’s no wonder that both Jesus and Paul use this creature to warn the unsuspecting sheep of the extreme danger they are in allowing these “wolves” into their sphere of spiritual influence. The wording that they used also is an indicator of something important; Jesus saying “who come to you”, Paul saying: “will come in among you”. It wasn’t “might come to you”, it’s “will come to you”. Any “thinking” sheep should understand the difference between “might” & “will”, and in doing so, plan accordingly. That is why today’s “wolves” within the church are employing every “ears & eyes” tactic they can to get close enough to the sheep to use their “teeth”.

In the next few posts I will try to expose some of these “eyes & ears” of these stinkin wolves. That’s one of the things you can depend on………..wolves have a distinct odor when you get close to them……………for the “wolves” Jesus and Paul speak of…….. it’s a “sulfur smell”!