John 10
Jesus is the Shepherd of My Soul!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, June 18.
Kimberly and I have three children, ages 13, 9, and 6. We are very selective with who watches them. We care deeply about who influences them and who we share authority with in raising them. Raising children is about shepherding their hearts like Jesus shepherds our souls. We work hard to give them a safe home to experience fullness of life.
We need to be just as, if not more, intentional and selective about our own lives: Who do we allow to shepherd our hearts? Who do we invite into the most influential places of our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls to love and nurture us?
John 10 is a beautiful chapter as Jesus declares that He is the Good Shepherd. Listen to some of Jesus’ powerful promises and beautiful teachings from John 10:27-30, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I gave them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one”
God loves you! He knows you by name and He cares about you—He wants to be the Good Shepherd of your soul! A Good Shepherd will not only lead you, but He will also protect you and keep you secure in His embrace while tending to your needs.
We are all like sheep who need a good shepherd to bring us into the safety of a good home so that we, too, can experience the John 10:10 promise of the “fullness of life”!
Seize the moment and ask Jesus Christ to be the Good Shepherd of your soul. He is calling for you: Can you hear His voice?
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