SHEEP
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. —Isaiah 53:6
OK… this is very clear… we all—
- Are like sheep
- Have gone astray
- Have turned to our own way
And when we were in that state of waywardness, Jesus took “the iniquity of us all.” Yes, “For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:10). Amazingly, “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). And so now that “we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand” (Romans 5:1-2). Jesus clearly said,
“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. I and the Father are one.” —John 10:27-30
Are you one of His sheep?
- Listening to Him
- Known by Him
- Following Him
- Having eternal life
- Never to perish
- Unable to be snatched from His hand
- Given to Jesus by His Father
- Unable to be snatched from the Father’s hand
`Dear Father, may all who are reading this know they are safe and secure in Jesus because they have called on His Name to be saved (Romans 10:13). If there are any who are reading this who are not His sheep, may they call on the shepherd now. Yes, may this be so by the power of Your Holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Precious Son Jesus and all for Your honor and glory.
“For ‘you were like sheep going astray,’ but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.” —I Peter 2:25
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