Verse from John

“我是好牧人，我认识我的羊，我的羊也认识我，”

约翰福音 10:14 

““I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—”

John 10:14 

In ancient Israel, loving and knowing the sheep distinguished a true shepherd from a hired hand. The shepherd spent so much time with his sheep that he developed an abiding care for and a deep knowledge of his lambs. Little wonder then that Jesus tells His own, “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me. . . . My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:14, 27).

He knows us and He loves us! We can trust Jesus’s purposes for us and rest in the promise of His care because His Father “knows what [we] need before [we] ask him” (Matthew 6:8). As you deal with the ups and downs of life today, be at rest. You are known and loved by the Shepherd of your heart.

Dear Lord, 

thank You for how You tenderly love and care for me. 

Help me to trust You in all areas of my life.