I am The Good Shepherd

July 24 Scripture: John 10:11-18

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”

Journaling Prompts

  1. If Jesus is the Good Shepherd – who are we? How are we dependent upon Jesus as His “sheep”? What hazards do sheep encounter? e.g. lack of food, wild animals, wolves, weather etc.

  2. Read Psalm 23 – describe the Shepherd in the Psalm and what He does for us. Do you experience this in your life now? What is missing?

  3. Write a prayer of gratitude to Jesus for the good things He has given you – describe what is around you that you are grateful for – then write back to yourself what you think Jesus, the Good Shepherd, would say to you.