I was contemplating the last few days on the wonderful fellowship and services and fun on our Womens Conference cruise. We had several ladies that came with us that were former members, and they just fit right back in like a glove. Then I thought of those that have backslid and feel like we are the enemy of a lifestyle they want to live, so they dont feel comfortable coming back to the Sheepfold God placed them in. I was praying and saying to The Lord, how are we the Shepherd to some, and rejected by others that were placed under our ministry? God clearly spoke to me and led me to these scriptures. I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.” Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep. (John 10:1-13 NLT)
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 14:33:44 +0000
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