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This is going to be a place where I process my Bible reading. |
| Welcome to my Bible reading journey. I find that I process information better when I write/respond to it. This blog is simply a place where I can write down my thoughts about God's word. If you are reading I hope you get something out of it. Feel free to comment your take on the verses. Enjoy! |
| Today's verse John 10 So Jesus is still basically trying to defend HImself and tell the world who He is. In these verse He calls HImself the door into the sheepfold. In other words the good shepherd. Those who go through Him shall be saved and allowed to enter into the pasture. He mentions the fact that the thief comes to steal , kill and destroy. He also warns against hirelling. People who play the part of a good shepherd, but when trouble hits, they run and leave the sheep to suffer. He mentions that there are other sheep not of this fold, that He will listen to as well. And that one day we will all be one fold. He talks about the fact that no one can take His life. He has the power to give it away/lay it down, and then to pick it back up. Once again there was division amongst the people. Some thought He was had a devil, was crazy, and others thought His words and actions proved the opposite. Finally a group asks HIm point blank. What was the deal? Who was He? He told them He had been trying to tell them and show them, but they didn't believe because they were not one of His sheep. He came so they could have eternal life, but they had to have a relationship with Jesus. Once again the Jews prepared to stone Jesus. He asked them what did He do to deserve stoning. They said it wasn't HIs actions, but His blasphemy. He of course explained to them that it wasn't blasphemy but it was true. He once again escaped before they could capture Him. Many became followers and believers. I am really feeling the beginning of this chapter. We have all heard Jesus referred to as the Good Shepherd I'm sure. I know I have taught Psalms 23 in Sunday school, and heard many a sermons about it. Each time I get/learn something new. I have likewise read and studied about Him being a door to be knocked on and answered. However today I am really loving the idea of Him being door of the sheep. These verses are really putting the two together. Pasture is a place of sustenance for the sheep. When they are here (with a good shepherd) they find peace, comfort, safety, fellowship and etc in the pasture. And we (as believers) can have that as well as long as we knock on Jesus door. And the thing is this isn't a one time deal. We don't just knock the first time that we accept Jesus into our hearts, and then it is done. That is not how it works. We can come back over and over and over. From my limited understanding of farming, you don't let your animals stay in the same pasture forever. It would deplete the resources. You have to move them. That means there is a time of transit. Maybe a time when we aren't in a totally secure place. A time when we have to step out of our comfort zones. Or times when we wonder out of the fold. But the door is always there. Jesus is always there. When we need that pasture again, all we have to do is knock. I find this extremely comforting because yesterday was a rough, bittersweet day. If was my first mother's day since the passing of my Mom in February. Death and grief are hard things to swallow. Even when we have that assurance that it is a temporary separation and not forever. I am so thanking that I can call out to Jesus and He will let me into that pasture of comfort and peace when I am at my weakness.I can not imagine going through this process with Jesus and His arms. |
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