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Daily Devotions
I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.” vs. 16 John 12:16-18 We can’t be sure what is intended by this reference to sheep of another fold. Like other obscure verses in scripture though, people have had a field day making various speculations. Some say it refers to the original inhabitants of North America, an idea popular…
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The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.” vs. 3 John 10:1-5 There are echoes of Isaiah 43 in these beautiful words from Jesus. Centuries before, the prophet had written, “I have called you by name, you belong to me,” and now Jesus restates this magnificent truth in a way that each believer can understand. For some it’s a reminder of baptism, that rich…
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For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.” vs. 25 1 Peter 2:23-25 When left to our own devices we can manage to get ourselves into every kind of trouble imaginable. Humans seem to have an infinite capacity for mischief and wrongdoing, and sometimes it can be the ruin of us. In order to live well, we need some sort of internal compass that can be our guide…
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My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.” vss. 27-28 John 10:27-30 We’ve entered into the primary season in our election cycle and politicians of every stripe are spending millions of dollars to craft messages that they believe will attract the most voters to their cause. Sometimes the process isn’t pretty. It doesn’t seem to be necessary…
Daily Devotions: May 2, 2020
May 2, 2020 John 10:1-5 … “When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.” vs. 4 We don’t particularly like to think of ourselves as sheep. We would prefer to believe that we are well-informed, intelligent individuals, who are perfectly capable of making up our own minds about matters of consequence. But in truth, we’re really sheep, and mostly dependent on the leadership of others…