Dear Explorer,
Read John 10:11-15
In California, there was a summer program for older children 4th - 8th grade where parents could drop their kids off at the community center, pay a fee, and pick them up 8 hours later. In the meantime, the kids are transported and supervised at amusement parks in the area. My two kids always looked longingly at the advertisements, but my over-protective Mother's heart said, "You'll go with me, or with the Mom of a friend -- not under the supervision of some hired teenager who could care less about you!"
We mothers know; nobody loves our kid like we do! Nobody!
That's how Jesus feels about you. Did you know that? He loves you so much that He would lay down His life for you and He did!
Most religions, back then and today, are all about you making sacrifices and doing things to please or appease your god. The dominant questions are, “What can I do to keep God happy and pleased with me? How many good deeds must I do to keep God from zapping me? What does my God want from me?
Jesus' NEW WAY turns religion upside down. Jesus loves all His sheep and provides for them and even lays down His own life for them.
Read John 10:16
Part of Jesus' NEW WAY is to bring the Jews and the Gentiles into one big flock of sheep. I think that this also means that He will bring people from all denominations and beliefs and religions into His NEW WAY. There we will be “one flock” with only one Shepherd.
In His service, dale
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