My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me, And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:27-29
Notice what Jesus is saying there. "MY sheep hear my voice, and I Know them, and they Follow ME".
He goes on to say, "I give them eternal life...they shall never perish...neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."
So, we wonder. What does that mean for some one that asked Jesus into their life, only to turn away from him at a later time and go off on their own.
If we (they) are really redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, I don't believe he will turn away from us, like we do him.
Reading the parable of the lost sheep in Mathew 18:10-14 the Shepard goes to find that sheep that has gotten separated from the rest of the flock. Jesus is our Shepard. Our Good Shepard and if he is such, he is willing to go out and return us to him, and it proves he is not taking our salvation. Rather bringing us back to himself.
I know he has done that in my life, for me. At times when I have turned away, he has pursued me until I couldn't run any more.
Oh, he will allow us to enjoy our sin, but eventually he will also let us wallow in it until we get so sick of ourselves that we will humbly turn back to the Good Shepherd that we should have never left in the first place.
We like sheep have all strayed, each to his own way.....(Isahia 53:6).....I give them eternal life and they shall not perish...(John 10:27)
What kind of a promise is that?!
One that we can put into our heavenly bank account where our treasures are laid up and which nothing can corrupted or be stolen from us!
That is what kind of promise it is. AMEN!!!!
Thanks for coming by today, Friends. Have a blessed day
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