In Ezekiel 34:25-31, Ezekiel takes the motif of God as Shepherd and his people as sheep, and wraps it around a more concrete description of a new age of covenant renewal and blessing. And this picture of covenant renewal and blessing is ultimately realized in Jesus Christ. God's work of restoring, renewing, and reclaiming the people of Israel, reveals the heart of God as our true shepherd: that he desires to be in covenant relationship with us.

Ezekiel 34:25-31 reminds us that as Jesus' sheep, we are part of the new covenant through his life, death, and resurrection. This passage is deeply encouraging and reassuring, calling us to move forward boldly with our Shepherd leading the way. At the same time, it challenges us to ask: are we living in the freedom of the new covenant and everything that entails?