Jesus Came To This Earth For This Reason

John 9; John 10; John 11
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Scripture

John 10

6 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, 7 so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. 9 Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. 10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. 12 A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. 13 The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep.

14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, 15 just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.

Observation

Jesus said that the reason or purpose for His coming to earth was to give His sheep a rich and satisfying life. I contend that it is impossible to live a rich and satisfying life without knowing Jesus Christ personally. The thief’s purpose (and the thief is Satan) is to steal, kill and destroy.

Which life do you prefer: 1. A life that is rich and satisfying or 2. A life of death and destruction? Hmmm…that is a no brainer for me … I choose Jesus!

How about you?

Application

I will continue to follow Jesus. It is my desire to help others find Jesus too so they can have a life that is rich and satisfying.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Jesus. Help me share with those at Mission Tampa that He is the answer to meeting the needs of their lives. Help me communicate clearly the Gospel message to them. Open their eyes so that they can believe the Gospel message.

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