šĀ John 10:1ā21 KJV
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2Ā But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3Ā To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4Ā And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5Ā And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6Ā This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7Ā Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8Ā All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9Ā I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10Ā The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
11Ā I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12Ā But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13Ā The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14Ā I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15Ā As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16Ā And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17Ā Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18Ā No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
19Ā There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
20Ā And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21Ā Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
How does this reading plan work?
Through one year we will read through the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John), The Desire of Ages, and Christ’s Object Lessons.
As you start on this reading plan I want to remind you that the purpose of doing this is not merely to read through the gospels and the other two books, it is not to merely learn facts but instead our main desire should be to know Jesus. Notice how we are to read:
āIt would be well for us to spend a thoughtful hour each day in contemplation of the life of Christ. We should take it point by point, and let the imagination grasp each scene, especially the closing ones.ā Desire of Ages p83.4
The temptation will be to read through the pages quickly. Resist this urge. Read slowly, think about what each point means. Think from your perspective, those people who are mentioned, and of course that of Jesus.
Not that I need to tell you, but we must approach this with prayer. The same Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible writers is willing to guide us today, if we but ask for Him.
There is also a question each day that is there to encourage you to think deeply on the reading.
If you need accountability in your reading please feel free to contact us and we would be happy for you to join our reading group.
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