I love the verse in John 10:10 that tells us that Jesus is….abundant life. In the 10th chapter of John, Jesus did a lot of talking about sheep, and how he was the good shepherd. If you think about sheep having a good shepherd to take care of them, protect them, lead them to good green pasture, and to never leave them, I think I like sheep life! We all want to be protected and taken care of, we want good food to eat, and we want good company. That sounds like a simple, abundant life. Just like with sheep, we know the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy, and I have noticed in life that the enemy not only wants us dead, but miserable before we die. We actually own sheep, and have had to fend off enemies of sheep. We have eliminated a few coyotes that have killed our sheep. What is interesting is, they often didn’t even eat the sheep, they kill merely for sport. We now own a beautiful dog named Tasha who is wired genetically to be a sheep protector, and she does an amazing job. Can you begin to see how the devil operates? The taunting, terrifying feeling that someone is after you that you aren’t aware of, is how he works. God is our protector and he watches over us, and as we are sensitive to His voice, we will follow Him, and be totally protected. We are His sheep and we know His voice! Let’s live in the blessing of the abundance that is the promised to us. Jesus is….our Good Shepherd.
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