“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." (John 10:11 NIV)
The shepherd cares for and watches his or her flock to safeguard it from anything that might seek to destroy the sheep. It can be a very lonely position to be out in the fields alone watching over all of those sheep that could easily wander off and get lost; fall off a cliff; or be devoured by a wolf.
How much lonelier was our Good Shepherd while here on earth? No one; but the Father whose purpose was for Jesus to lay down his life for us understood his purpose.
His purpose was solely about his flock of sheep. His purpose was that we might be safe and be saved from our own sins; from wandering off where we do not belong; from being eaten by ravaging wolves and wily coyotes. His purpose was to care for the sheep and to protect us.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd and he laid down his life for you. May God help you to keep from following the nasty wolves in sheep's clothing. May God care for you and protect you from all that is evil through the blood of the one who gave his life that you might live, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
God's Peace - Pr. J
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