Zechariah 11:4-17 (New International Version)
Two Shepherds
4 This is what the LORD my God says: "Pasture the flock marked for slaughter. 5 Their buyers slaughter them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, 'Praise the LORD, I am rich!' Their own shepherds do not spare them. 6 For I will no longer have pity on the people of the land," declares the LORD. "I will hand everyone over to his neighbor and his king. They will oppress the land, and I will not rescue them from their hands."
7 So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, particularly the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs and called one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock. 8 In one month I got rid of the three shepherds. The flock detested me, and I grew weary of them 9 and said, "I will not be your shepherd. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish. Let those who are left eat one another's flesh."
10 Then I took my staff called Favor and broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations. 11 It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew it was the word of the LORD.
12 I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.
13 And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter"-the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter.
14 Then I broke my second staff called Union, breaking the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15 Then the LORD said to me, "Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16 For I am going to raise up a shepherd over the land who will not care for the lost, or seek the young, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the choice sheep, tearing off their hoofs.
17 "Woe to the worthless shepherd,
who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm and his right eye!
May his arm be completely withered,
his right eye totally blinded!"

so this is our babylon

this was a rather troubling passage in zechariah
why? because before it was a passage on God blessing, Jerusalem,
then after that
suddenly in zechariah 11:1
it turns, and talks about the desecration of Israel
and then this
a passage about shepards

now shepards biblically, usually have postive connotations
church leaders, and even Jesus himself
but over here the verses talk about foolish shepards
and shepards that couldnt care less about the flock

a broken and contrite heart, You wont despise
You promised to care for us
we lowly meek ones

well, lets start with some very obvious truths
firstly that,
God does give special provisions, and cares especially for the poor, the weak and the meek

You given me these little ones
these weak ones
they are mine

another truth
God sometimes lets terrible leaders rule His people
the Herods, the Ahabs

i wish it were as i acted
that i didnt care
but i do, as much as i hate to admit it
so there will be hell to pay
if u lead them astray

so the line of reasoning goes on like this
when the leaders walk astray
and dont keep to the straight and narrow
God has no choice but to cast them out
and this He will do,
according to His character
Him being just

the thing is God cares so much for the lowly meek poor ones
but God has to judge His people as a whole
yes, He will send others to come and tend to the meek
but His favour
and unity
cannot dwell on such a people

so everyone,
especially the meek ones
lose the benefits of Gods favour
and unity

i never was one for authority
maybe it was a thing for juvenile rebellion
but if any good came out of it
its that in a time such as this
i dont struggle or hurt much when the powers that be make a joke of themselves

and maybe i have changed,
for such a time as this

well the foolish shepard in the end loses his right arm leg etc
the very offices of his service and more, but thats not the point

we
we who know, who think who percieve, (all that which being sentient gives us the privelige of)
it becomes our responsibility,
to pasture the flock
to protect especially the meek
even when the world comes crashing down
and lady babylon comes with her debauchery to the land
we have a call to fulfill
right where we are

im not paid to be politically correct
so here