Jesus' Use of Scripture
Jesus' Mission on Earth
John 10:1-10
The Message
He Calls His Sheep by Name
10 1-5 “Let
me set this before you as plainly as I can. If a person climbs over or
through the fence of a sheep pen instead of going through the gate, you
know he’s up to no good—a sheep rustler! The shepherd walks right up to
the gate. The gatekeeper opens the gate to him and the sheep recognize
his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he
gets them all out, he leads them and they follow because they are
familiar with his voice. They won’t follow a stranger’s voice but will
scatter because they aren’t used to the sound of it.”
6-10 Jesus
told this simple story, but they had no idea what he was talking about.
So he tried again. “I’ll be explicit, then. I am the Gate for the
sheep. All those others are up to no good—sheep stealers, every one of
them. But the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the Gate. Anyone who
goes through me will be cared for—will freely go in and out, and find
pasture. A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so
they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever
dreamed of.For Reflection
In
this modern age there is no limit to the numbers of people that offer
self-help advise. There are, however, very few that offer the sacrifice
of self.
Our lives can not be made whole unless we answer the call of the Shepherd. You will know his voice because He knows your name. In the soul of who we are is the implanted will to return to God. It is the cause of our unrest, our unsatisfied needs. Those who do not respond to the call of God are like those who seek unsuccessfully to satisfy their longing with food, drugs, money, success or the accolades of others. Soon the longing returns and must be fed again.
Our lives can not be made whole unless we answer the call of the Shepherd. You will know his voice because He knows your name. In the soul of who we are is the implanted will to return to God. It is the cause of our unrest, our unsatisfied needs. Those who do not respond to the call of God are like those who seek unsuccessfully to satisfy their longing with food, drugs, money, success or the accolades of others. Soon the longing returns and must be fed again.
Pray
that
you will feed only on the bread of salvation. Pray that others will
realize the satisfaction of feeding from the hand of God. Pray prayers
of praise and thanksgiving for the abundance found in a life of serving
the Father.
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