John 10:14-15  I am the good shepherd; I know My sheep and My sheep know Me - just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father - and I lay down My life for the sheep.

My Shepherd knows me. This is the first great realization of the heart. That I, of all people, am Jesus' little lamb! I belong to Him. I am not some insignificant nameless number at the bottom of the corporate barrel. My Shepherd knows me even as I know Him. Our relationship is mutual.

Second, my Shepherd knows me in the same way He knows His Father. And They are one! This means that the life of God = Father, Son/Shepherd, and Comforter - iis life in me. The heart of God is in my heart. The Holy Trinity has chosen, as my Shepherd said, to come and make a home in...me!

Finally, my Shepherd laid down His life for me. He knows me as I am. He knows that I love to wander. He knows that I am by nature sinful and unclean. He knows that I am frail unto death. He knows all this! And as a result, He laid down His life - for me - that I may be His own. There is no greater love than the love of my Good Shepherd for me. And for you. There is no greater love than the love of our God for all the lost and wandering sheep of the world, including me.
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Helping people live life with Jesus everyday,

Rev. Dr. Brent L Parrish