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🤝 Out From the Sheepfold: Part 2 – And Here's Why

 "I brought you out from the sheepfold."

As I said before, I was led in prayer to give thanks for being brought up from the sheepfold. And as I did, I began to reflect: what exactly is the sheepfold?

For me, it wasn’t just one place or one season. It was many things—depression, heartbreak, addiction, lack, captivity, confusion. I’ve lived in some dark places internally, even while appearing functional on the outside. So when God says, "I brought you out," I know that it wasn’t me climbing up. It was Him reaching down.

But here’s what struck me deeper this time: why does God bring us out?

He told David in 2 Samuel 7:8 that He brought him from the sheepfold to make him ruler over His people. That wasn’t just a promotion—it was a restoration. David was being placed into the purpose humanity was created for from the beginning: to be made in God's image and to walk in dominion.

The sheepfold is the place of lost dominion. It’s where we are subdued by the things of this world. But the Good News—the Gospel—is that Jesus came to reverse that condition. To proclaim good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captives, and open the prison doors to those who are bound (Isaiah 61).

The sheepfold can represent:

  • Poverty – Where abundance seems like a myth.

  • Heartbreak – Where your capacity to love and be loved feels shattered.

  • Addiction and Captivity – Where you're controlled by what you can’t shake.

  • Mourning and Shame – Where your identity is buried beneath what happened to you.

But this is why He came.

He came to bring us out—not just to feel better, but to be restored. To re-image us. To make us fruitful. To multiply what He put in us. To replenish what was lost. To subdue what once subdued us. And to walk in dominion—not over people, but over the darkness, doubt, and disorder that once ruled us.

We were never meant to stay in the sheepfold.

So if you're still there—if life feels small, dark, or defeated—know this: He sees you. He knows you. And He’s already prepared your throne.

And if you've been brought out: never forget why.

He took you out so you could reign with Him.

Not just in eternity—but in life.

If you haven’t read Part 1, you can check it out here: Out From the Sheepfold – Part 1

"For if by the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ." – Romans 5:17

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