Of His Sheep

Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me. But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you  John 10:25-26

The response in our verse for today came from a question rooted in unbelief. The Jews had asked Him, "How long do you keep us in doubt?" For those who believed in Jesus as the Messiah there could be no doubt: they were all ready for Him to conquer Israel and take up the kingship. So, yes, even those of the Jews who believed were not quite getting His message. We have the advantage of collected scriptures bearing the witness of those who saw Him and believed, and then understood later as He died on the cross and then rose again to new life. This incident recorded in John 10 might give us a pause as we consider what we might have wrong in our expectations of His second coming. As one of His sheep though, we get to let the Good Shepherd take care of all things pertaining to His return. 

The Lord's command to His sheep is to be ready. Perfect understanding of end times prophecy might elude us. Be of His sheep and be ready!

Bucky