QT 17/04/2024 Wednesday John 10. Follow The True Shepherd 跟随真牧人
QT 17/04/2024 Wednesday John 10
http://www.esvbible.org/john10
Jesus revealed Himself as "I am the door of the sheep" (John 10:7,9) and "I am the good shepherd" (John 10:11,14). With those four "I am" descriptions, He continued to equate Himself with the God of Exodus 3:14, "I AM WHO I AM".
The Jews challenged Jesus' identity in the temple (John 10:24). Jesus obliged with the clear claim of His deity with the reply "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30), literally "I and the Father one AM" (where "AM" is in the PLURAL, meaning "we are").
APPLICATION (1): Trust in Jesus, because He is the only way (the door) to the Father and the Shepherd who protects (John 10:28-29), guards and ultimately sacrifices for the good of His sheep.
You have been brought to Christ by shepherds of the LORD. Do not let your spiritual growth be hijacked by thieves and robbers that pop up along the way (John 10:1,8), or by hired hands (John 10:12-13) who only cared about their own wages and personal safety.
APPLICATION (2): May we follow the true good shepherd closely in order to avoid being eaten up by "the wolf" who attacks the flock and scatters it (John 10:12).
APPLICATION (3): In the midst of life's troubles, be comforted that you are safe in Jesus' hands. Just make sure that it is Jesus' hands that you are in and not the hired-hand's hands nor the wolf's paws.
REFLECTION: It is very easy to identify a true shepherd. The true shepherd is the one who lays down his life for the sheep voluntarily (John 10:17-18). Are you following the true shepherd today?
星期三2024年4月17日 今日读经：约翰福音10章
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Jhn/10/
跟随真牧人
耶稣彰显自己“我就是羊的门”(约10:7,9)和“我是好牧人”(约10:11,14)。紧接那四个“我是”的形容，祂继续把祂自己摆在和出埃及记3:14的神,“我是自有永有者”一样的地位。
犹太人在圣殿挑战耶稣的身份(约10:24)，耶稣淡定地宣告自己是神的身份，答道：“我与父原为一”(约10:30)，说白一点就是“我与父是自有永有者”(这里指的是复数，是指“我们”)。
应用(1):信靠耶稣，因为祂就是那唯一通往父的道路(门)，也是那保护羊群的牧人(约10:28-29)，祂会守护并最终为祂自己的羊群牺牲。
你已被牧人带到基督那里。不要让自己灵命的成长被贼或强盗在路上夺去(约10:1,8),或被那些只关心自己的工钱和自身的安全的雇工(约10:12-13)的手抢夺去。
应用(2):愿我们紧紧跟随那真牧人，以免被那攻击羊群和分散羊群的“狼”吃掉(约10:12)。
应用(3):在人生的苦难中，要感到安慰因为你在耶稣的手中是安全的。你只要确定你牵的是耶稣的手而不是雇工的手或狼的爪。
反思:要人出真牧人是很容易的。那真正的牧人是那自愿为羊群牺牲生命的那位(约10:17-18)。你今天跟对牧人了吗？
