The Good Shepherd

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His [own] life for the sheep.” Jesus is the Good Shepherd who laid down His life for us, the sheep. When someone is hired to care for the sheep, they won’t give up their life to protect them. For some of us, if our heart is in a task, we will go the extra mile, but to lay down your own life for another isn’t the norm. But the Good Shepherd has done this for the entire world’s redemption. We now have a clear path to God the Father unhindered by the sin nature that blocked us from God’s help before. The Lord is our Shepherd and we shall not want, or lack anything concerning our needs. Our needs are protection, provisions, guidance, and whatever else this world’s system demands for living a victorious life. Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. The life we live, we live by faith in the Son of God. Our connection to the vine (Jesus) is where we get all our spiritual nourishment and physical, and mental strength. It helps build a spiritual forcefield around us because of His presence in our life. The principalities and powers of the air, Satan’s crew knows whether your connection to the Lord is stable or barely holding on. Allow the Good Shepherd to rule your life, and you’ll have less to worry about in general.