DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  JOHN 10:14-16

(14)  I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
(15)  As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
(16)  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold:  them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

GOOD LORD!  WATCH OVER ME!

Brethren, in the above text, Jesus explains to his disciples, who he really is to humanity;  saying,  "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine:  but who is a shepherd?;  a shepherd is, someone whose job is to take care of sheep; a person who watches over, looks after or guides group of people;  therefore, a manager is a shepherd, parents are shepherds, minsters and pastors, etc..however, Jesus Christ was made a shepherd to take care of humanity, watch over souls to make sure that all souls receive salvation and life everlasting, he looks after them to make sure that they are fed with bread of life, and living waters flowing from the throne of grace, with the goodness and mercies of our Father, and guides their souls in the faith of his righteousness from fallen into temptations of the enemy;  Jesus describes himself as the good shepherd in the above text, because, it is only a good shepherd that can lay down his life to be slaughtered as a sacrificial lamb to take away the iniquities of his sheep; if he did not care about his sheep, he would not have suffered, died on the cross to redeem their souls from eternal damnation;  he also stated that, he is familiar with his sheep, recognizes them among other sheep, and they do recognize his presence among others, because they know who he is as their good shepherd, leader, guardian, counselor, couch, mentor, the mighty warrior, Lord, Savior, and the Prince of Peace.who lives forevermore;

Furthermore, Jesus said;  (ii)  As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep:  that is, Jesus is parts of our Father, he was with him during creation, he was the word that was spoken to create all things of both heaven and earth; for is written in book of John 10:30; saying, "I and my Father are one."; therefore, the Father knows who the son is, and likewise the son knows the Father; the son laid down his life for his sheep; for they are his, he was present when they were created, and has compassion for their souls,  he suffered so they do not have to suffer for their own iniquities, died so that they do not have to die eternal death, but have salvation and life everlasting;  he rose up again from the death, so that when they sleep in death, they should rise up again, when trumpets shall sound in heavenly places, meet with their shepherd in the skies, dwell with him in life everlasting;  he lives forevermore and have the keys of hell and of death;  the good shepherd won the victory for his sheep by his resurrection from the tomb, so they do not have to fight our own battles, but have his victory over their enemies, come unto him, with all their labors, heavy laden, receive rest for their souls; for his love and compassion never fails, it is forevermore.

Case in point, Jesus made himself clear to his disciples that,  (iii)  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold them also I must bring;  the question is, who are these sheep?;  the answer is, they are the souls marked for salvation, but are not yet in the faith of his righteousness, also, there are other souls who are lost in the world of darkness, who are yet to be redeemed into his marvelous light, included souls who have sold themselves willfully to service the enemy,  they are all sheep of his pastures; he sees them all in his presence at all times, his bowels yearns for them to come unto him and receive salvation and life everlasting;  therefore, brethren, we have work to do for Jesus Christ;  for it is written in book of Mark 16:15-16; saying, "And he said unto them,  Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.";. this is the great commission!;  let us not forget to play our parts to bring souls along into the last boat of salvation, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; Jesus said;  (b) and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd:  therefore, when we preach the gospel truth, souls that are marked for salvation will hear the voice of Jesus Christ speaking to them through his words, the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit will touch their hearts to receive bread of life, anoint them with living waters, and they will come willfully unto the faith of his righteousness, to fellowship within his body and there will be one congregation, united as one body, under the authority of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and have life everlasting;  for, we have a good shepherd who cares about our souls, let us pay attention to him.

CONCLUSION:   

Dearly beloved,  we all have parts to play in the body of Christ, whatever talents we currently have, were given for glorification of our Father on earth through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, we are branches to the body of Jesus Christ;  we may not mount pulpits to preach the gospel, but we can minister words of encouragements to fellow brothers and sisters and souls we come in contact with, as doors are opened unto us, we may join the choir and sing praises to our Father, be an usher, to lead people into their seats within congregations or take care of children ministries, food pantry for the poor etc.. all these duties and responsibilities in the body of Christ, are services rendered to the glorification of our Father through the good shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior forever and evermore.  Amen and Amen!

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  John 10:27-28;  "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:  And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."