Jesus said,
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for
the sheep... So there will be one flock, one shepherd.”
— John 10:11, 16c (NRSV)
An ever-present message that booms
silently from the heavens is the faithfulness of God to walk with us, upon
every step, through the mire and ecstasy, until this very day, and beyond.
The Lord—this Jesus, infused as the
Holy Spirit—never leaves us nor forsakes us, no, not ever.
The blessing of Christianity is in
a constant knowledge, whenever we need it, and that is often, even many times
daily, which is nothing to be ashamed of: Jesus, the Good Shepherd, put down
his life for the sheep in his fold—every created one; made in the image of God.
The Ever-Present Hope
The saving grace of God known once
is known ever more.
The key to the once-for-all
process of salvation is the transference of the eternal seed which is the
thought-concept that enters the psyche and burrows from the mind, drilling into
the heart, for the redemption of spiritual freedom: to know we are not alone, never have been, and never will be.
Besides the false bravado in some
to negate need of such security, it is thrust into the DNA of all humanity, and
only denial denies it; the need of it.
The ever-present Hope, woven into
the fabric of eternity, predestined before Jesus, is a thing carrying all
humankind, to the last person—the very last sheep of the fold—ever more in, and
to, safety.
The Shepherd – Good, Eternally, for the
Rescue
The Good Shepherd has about his
nature the indwelt concern for every living being, to their most minute need.
And though we don’t discern such a
presence, most often, the love of the Good Shepherd is such to not desire to be
an intrusion upon us; but for our faith, alone, to know the gentle whisper of
heavenly reassurance—God is here.
Once we were rescued, but not only
once.
Of the many near-misses where we
were kept safe, and the times we lost all hope but still kept on, and so many
other times; God was there. We cannot explain why we were saved and others were
not, apart from faith—but that, too, is not the final or full answer. Life
remains a mystery.
But our Good Shepherd is good for
our rescue; eternally so; not simply at one time, but at, and for, all times.
We have been carried by the Good
Shepherd from then until now, and so it will be ever more.
© 2012 S. J. Wickham.
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