“The Security of the Sheep”
“My Sheep
listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them ETERNAL LIFE, and they shall
NEVER perish; no one will SNATCH them out of My Hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is
GREATER than ALL; no one can SNATCH them out of My Father’s Hand. John 10:27-30
The
Pharisees and some other Jews were listening to Jesus, as He was telling a
PARABLE of the GOOD SHEPHERD and His Sheep.
Now, Jesus, would use parables, a lot of times, to EXPLAIN His lessons
in a way that everyone could UNDERSTAND what He was trying to convey to them,
concerning His MISSION and His RESPONSIBILITIES. He was the GOOD SHEPHERD, and the TRUE
BELIEVER, those who had given their HEARTS and LIVES to GOD, and BELIEVED in
Jesus Christ as their MESSIAH, and the TRUE SON of GOD, were His SHEEP.
As the GOOD
SHEPHERD, He was WILLING to lay down His Life for His SHEEP. NO one takes His LIFE from Him, but He
WILLINGLY GIVES it on His OWN accord.
His Sheep knows His voice and FOLLOWS Him. They have a LOVING and TRUSTING relationship.
Those who have received Jesus as their SAVIOR and LORD, may stumble and sin,
but JESUS, the GOOD PERFECT SHEPHERD, is FORGIVING and He will NOT lose ANY of
His Flock.
He has given
them the GIFT of ETERNAL LIFE, and that means that IF they TRULY BELONG to Him
they POSSESS this GIFT for ALL ETERNITY.
He gives them the SECURITY of the GOOD SHEPHERD, which means that they
will NEVER PERISH. This SECURITY of the
SHEEP is because of the ABILITY of the GOOD SHEPHERD, to DEFEND and KEEP His
Flock. THANK GOD that this SECURITY is
NOT DEPENDENT on the ABILITY of the vulnerable, frail sheep.
NO ONE can
SNATCH them out of the HAND of the GOOD SHEPHERD! This gift of ETERNAL LIFE, from the GOOD
SHEPHERD, is ETERNAL, and the SHEEP are a GIFT from the FATHER to His SON, and
the GIFT is SECURE because they are in the VERY HAND of the ALMIGHTY GOD, and
WHO is STRONGER than GOD?
So, if you
are a TRUE BELIEVER, your ETERNAL LIFE is SECURE in JESUS CHRIST and you are SEALED
by His HOLY SPIRIT, until the DAY that SALVATION is COMPLETED. And you have an ETERNAL LIFE, in HEAVEN with
ALL its BLESSINGS, SAFE and SECURE. But if
you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, through the SHED BLOOD of His ONLY
SON, who, being the GOOD SHEPHERD laid down His LIFE for YOU, then you will
spend your ETERNAL LIFE in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE,
after you are there. However, because of
His GREAT LOVE for YOU, God has a PLAN for YOU to become ONE of His PRECIOUS
SHEEP. You MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY
FROM your sinful life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART. CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His
FORGIVENESS. BELIEVING, with ALL your
HEART, that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making
intercession for you, before God. You
MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION, and an ETERNAL LIFE in HEAVEN, and become
ONE of His PRECIOUS SHEEP, with the SECURITY of the GOOD SHEPHERD. Do this NOW, while you still can. He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment