Breaking the Legs of Sheep-Kids in the Way

For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls 1 Peter 2:25

When a sheep continuously wanders away, the shepherd must discipline it by breaking its legs and carrying it on his shoulders. This may seem quite cruel, but it is for the good of the sheep. There are many dangers that await a lost, lonely sheep-wolves, cliffs, death. Therefore, the shepherd must teach the sheep that to remain with the herd is the safest place,

We are prone to wander from the Lord like sheep. And we, like sheep, need discipline not for harm but for our good. If we are left on our own in the wilderness, then many perils are sure to come our way that leads to death. We have a good Shepherd who loves His sheep so much that HE died for them so they could live. He knows that we are safest when with Him.

Kids in the Way understood this concept in their song Breaking the Legs of Sheep:

Lay me down in fields of green
This heart has seen things I never should have seen
You're breaking my legs and teaching me

I never saw my own pride
I never thought my lips could taste of lies, and kiss your crying eyes
And all the scars you've gained, from crimson covered hands
That held your face when they were strong, my hands used to be so strong
Oh, the damage they've done

I found my place among the seas, I found this grace upon my knees

When we realize that we are being disciplined because of our wanderings, we must do as the song says and fall to our knees to repent and receive grace.