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The Good Shepherd and His Sheep. 10 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
“I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11) is the fourth of seven “I am” declarations of Jesus recorded only in John’s Gospel. These “I am” proclamations point to His unique, divine identity and purpose.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd; He is fully God and fully able to protect and guide believers through all of life. Shepherds were different from hired keepers who would run at the first sign of danger, abandoning the sheep and saving themselves.
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11, 14). The relationship of believers with Jesus Christ is that of sheep to a shepherd. The Lord is our shepherd; we are his flock. But what does that mean? In John 10, Christ spells out what it means for him to be our shepherd and for us to be his sheep in seven wonderful ways. 1.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (John 10:11) Much as a shepherd looks after His flock, so does God look after us, His children.