John
10:7-10 (NIV) Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the
gate for the sheep. 8 All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but
the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me
will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes
only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and
have it to the full.
NOTE: When I stop
and look around at what people call "life" today, it is very sad. And
I don't know what is sadder, that they don't know what real life tastes like or
that they believe that the life they are living is worth it. I see so many with
broken relationships, alcohol-fueled relationships, and entertainment-driven
lives. They are like the blind man and the Pharisees, they should be able to
see but they can't because they are blind, spiritually blind. And I see
believers, who of all people should be able to see, make the same mistakes and
bind themselves to garbage. There is pasture, rest and joy, to those who enter
through the gate, Jesus. There is peace and blessing in walking with God. It is
so different from what the world offers and it so much more satisfying. Why, O why
do we persist in our rebellion to God? Why can't we truly repent and seek him
who holds out to us, real life? Have mercy upon us God? Open our eyes that we
might see.
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