Verse from John

“我赐给他们永生，他们永不灭亡，谁也不能把他们从我手里夺去。”

‭‭约翰福音‬ ‭10:28‬ ‭

“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.”

‭‭John‬ ‭10:28‬ ‭

Two millennia earlier, in a life-or-death situation, Jesus, the Good Shepherd, said He would lay down His life to save and never let go of those who believed in Him. He summarized how He would bless His sheep: they would know Him personally, have the gift of eternal life, would never perish, and would be secure in His care. This security didn’t depend on the ability of the frail and feeble sheep, but on the sufficiency of the Shepherd who’ll never let one be snatched “out of [His] hand” (John 10:28–29).

When we were distraught and feeling hopeless, Jesus rescued us; now we can feel safe and secure in our relationship with Him. He loves us, pursues us, finds us, saves us, and promises to never let us go.