In John 10, Jesus compares himself to the gate of a sheep pen, and to the shepherd. He says that he is the only way to truly enter the pen and that the sheep will only follow their true shepherd. In the middle of these comparisons he mentions that all others who came into the pen before him (not as sheep) were thieves and robbers.
He says the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. They didn't come into the pen through the gate (through Jesus.) They are there to do harm. Jesus says, "But I come that they may have life, and have it more abundantly...(or to the full.)
Um...yes please!
I'd like some life to the full.
Especially if Jesus is the one giving it. He didn't come to take life away from us. To tie us down with laborious rules and dogmas.
He makes many comparisons of who he is. The Bread of Life, Fountain of Living Water, The Shepherd, The Gate, The Way, The Truth, The Life. The Light of the World. The Vine.
He is the bread that feeds us.
The water that quenches us.
The shepherd who cares for us.
The gate that protects us.
The way that guides us.
The truth that frees us.
The life that fills us.
The light that reveals us.
The vine that sustains us.
Yes. I'll have some of that. All of that. He must increase, we must decrease. Let Jesus fill your life, so that you may live abundantly...fully. Because if He feeds us...we can feed others. If he cares for us...we can care for others. I think you can follow that train.
Let him do those things in you, so you don't have to worry about those things for yourself. You can give it to others. It is what he wants from us. Love him with everything. Love our neighbors. Give out what he has filled you with.
grace, peace + hope
-Jesse
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