Pleasant religion reminder: Jesus is the ‘Good Shepherd’ that humanity wants, says evangelical chief

“Jesus stated, ‘I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep'” (John 10:11). 

This verse comes from the Gospel of John, one of the four gospel narratives in the New Testament. While the exact authorship of this gospel is unknown, it is most commonly attributed to the Apostle John, says the website Catholic Answers. 

In some Christian denominations, this Sunday is regarded as “Good Shepherd Sunday.” 

The statement that Jesus is the “good shepherd” is less relevant now than it would be at the time it was spoken, evangelical leader Rev. Johnnie Moore of Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital — but it is still a powerful analogy. 

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“Back then, sheep and shepherds were everywhere,” he said. 

Moore is president of the Congress of Christian Leaders. Twice appointed to the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom, he is also the author of “The Next Jihad” and “The New Book of Christian Martyrs.” 

Sunday, April 21, is regarded as “Good Shepherd Sunday.” As a shepherd, “God doesn’t promise us life might be simple, however He does promise us he’ll by no means depart us,” stated Rev. Johnnie Moore, proven above in inset.  (iStock/Vitaly Manzuk)

In biblical instances, in addition to at this time, “Calling someone a sheep wasn’t exactly a compliment,” stated Moore.  

“Sheep are impulsive,” he stated. “They’re not that smart. They’re rebellious often, and when they’re not being rebellious, they’re just following the crowd. Without a shepherd, they’re hopeless.” 

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On Good Shepherd Sunday, “we remember that however modern, affluent, powerful or secure we may become, we still need God,” he stated.

In God, “we find a shepherd who will care for us as we journey through life’s ups and downs.” 

In John 10:11, Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.”  (iStock)

In biblical instances, an individual would often see a sheep “slung around the neck of the shepherd” out within the subject, stated Moore. 

This meant both the sheep had been unintentionally injured, or that the shepherd himself had damaged the leg of a rebellious sheep to forestall it from operating away. 

“Whether it was life’s misfortune or the sheep’s mistake, the shepherd kept the sheep close until it healed entirely,” he stated.

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After the sheep was healed, they “stuck closest to the shepherd even when they could run again.”  

Throughout life, “there are often more bad days than good days,” stated Moore. 

And whereas skeptics may take the presence of dangerous days to attempt to test the faith of Christians, that is the mistaken method.

Sheep, stated one religion chief, are impulsive and never very clever. In God, he stated, “we find a shepherd who will care for us as we journey through life’s ups and downs.”  (Robert Alexander/Getty Pictures)

“Those who’ve gone through life’s ringer understand that the most important question to ask during life’s challenging days isn’t, ‘Why?’ but ‘Who?’” stated Moore. 

He continued, “‘Who’ is this God whom billions of people over hundreds of centuries have put their hope in?” 

“God doesn’t promise us life will be easy.”

“See, if God was trustworthy then, God is trustworthy now,” he stated. 

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God, stated Moore, “is never closer to you than when skeptics think He’s furthest away.” 

He added, “God doesn’t promise us life will be easy, but He does promise us he’ll never leave us,” he stated — simply because the shepherd doesn’t depart his flock. 

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“We can’t always understand God (if we could, he would not be God) — but He understands us,” stated Moore.

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