February 22
JOHN 10
7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 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. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
– John 10:7-13
JOHN 10 WHY JESUS CAME
A poem by ILMA inspired by these verses
Jesus came so that the mercy of God can be witnessed
Because of the sin we inherited, God’s wrath is kindled
Humans cannot appease the anger of God so he gave his Son
In the sacrifice of his Son’s life, he bridged the gap of sin
Jesus came so we can be forgiven and relate with God again
He exposed darkness and gave us light and life, that is abundant.
In this account, Jesus made clear the purpose of why he came here on earth and also exposed the tricks and reason why the devil opposes that plan of God. Jesus came so we can return to a relationship with God that was tainted by the first sin of Adam and Eve. Because of their sin, the key to God’s kingdom was handed over to Satan. God had to do something about regaining his people and bringing them back to His original plan for mankind.
Jesus gives us the secret to giving us the original plan of God to walk in His presence just like Adam and Eve once did in the Garden of Eden. He tells us that he is the door where we can enter that eternal life that God had promised to mankind. By believing in the Son of God, we can have the key back to eternity. Jesus also exposes the hidden ways that the enemy would want to hinder us from being reconciled with God. He steals our peace by distracting us and by lying and deceiving us that life in this world is what matters. ____________________________
REFLECTION
• What are Satan’s tricks to hinder you from entering the door to eternity?
