God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does. But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father." John 10:37-38 (NIV) Some people try and others don´t, to lift... Continue Reading →
‘No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father." John 10:18 (NIV) One who comes close enough must admit that the Christian has the supreme delight to consider... Continue Reading →
‘I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.’ John 10:16 (NIV) Is this the one sin that most Christians today tolerate? Do we all secretly (or not so secretly) think... Continue Reading →
"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.’ John 10:14-15 (NIV) Jesus takes the time. He repeats Himself on purpose. He gently leads us forward on some intricate... Continue Reading →
‘I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture.’ John 10:9 (NIV) Jesus uses many examples and references to help us see into the mysteries of God. He refers to Himself using descriptions that He hopes we can grasp. We have a tendency... Continue Reading →
Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them. John 10:6 (NIV) Jesus likens Himself to a Shepherd Who leads His flock. His sheep recognize His voice. They follow Him. He is the only One they listen to. They run from strange voices which would lead them in... Continue Reading →
‘When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.’ John 10:4 (NIV) Have we Christians today lost the concept of following? We use the word “Follow” often. We like to tell others that is what we do. We like to... Continue Reading →
‘The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.’ John 10:3 (NIV) Are we still warmed at the thought of real contact with God? Jesus is explaining the actual situation between God´s children, the Christ, and the Father. Is... Continue Reading →
"I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.’ John 10:1 (NIV) How sweet and how accurate is Jesus´ description of our spiritual situation that we find here in the first part of John... Continue Reading →
Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind." John 9:39 (NIV) A man has his eyes miraculously opened. He finally sees Jesus. The Saviour asks him if he believes in the Son of Man. The man willfully responds to Jesus... Continue Reading →
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