“I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and
mine know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; for these
sheep I will give my life. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold.
I must lead them, too, and they shall hear my voice. There shall be one flock
then, and one shepherd” ( John 10:14-17).
Here is God’s plan for the salvation of the world; namely, that the world will be saved through Jesus,
His Son. There are those who already belong to the flock. Jesus knows us and we
know Jesus in the same way as the Father knows His Son and the Son knows the
Father. For us, Jesus, John says, will
give His life. John also tells us that there are sheep who do not, yet, belong to the fold and that Jesus must lead them also. “They shall hear His
voice. And so there will come a time when there shall be one flock and one
shepherd!
How great is the love of our God. How inclusive God’s plan
for salvation! God be praised!
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