“I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me…”

Jesus is not simply “a” good shepherd. He is “the” good shepherd. He knows His sheep intimately, and His sheep find rest in His care. When His sheep are under attack, Jesus does not flee. He saves, and He rescues. Jesus loves His sheep selflessly in His life, and sacrificially in His death.What makes the way a shepherd cares for his sheep special, is that sheep are completely weak and defenseless on their own, and must be kept under a watchful eye, lest they perish.

This is a rich metaphor of the way Jesus loves and cares for His sheep, because we are the sheep. We are His sheep. He knows us, and we are altogether satisfied by His presence. This week, Pastor Ralph walks us through the beautiful truths of what it means to be sheep in Christ’s fold, and the ways we respond to Jesus, our Good Shepherd.