“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” John 10:11
He is not in it for the money or any other perks.
He is in it for the sheep, sheep who don’t fully realize what that means.
He is utterly selfless.
One writer said He provides “authentic security” to the sheep
Because His motives and His love for the sheep are so pure.
“I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me, just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. John 10:14-15
Read this carefully.
I know My own.
My own know Me.
JUST AS
The Father knows Me,
And I know the Father.
He opens Himself up to be known by us.
He knows us with total intimate knowledge.
And with that FULL knowledge of us…
He lays down His life for us.
The Good Shepherd indeed.