One flock, one Shepherd

As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. – John 10.15-16

Here Jesus mentions that He had ‘other sheep who are not of this fold’ that He would bring and ‘they would hear His voice’ and has a result ‘there will be one flock and one Shepherd. ’

Unity has always been a great part of God’s plan. He does not want a divided people.

Jesus plan was that He was not only the Messiah of the Jewish nation. He would have a much larger flock that just the Jews who already knew that Messiah would be their Shepherd.

The Jews did not like Gentiles. They were generally racist about them. They often fled the Gentiles ‘dogs.’ They thought that they would ever and always be the ones who would be Messiah’s sheep.

Little did they know that Messiah was for the whole world. That’s why the New Testement specifically says that in Christ there was neither Jew or Gentile, but all would be one in Christ.

Christ is the Great Shepherd. All sheep are welcome to His fold. Let us be about the task of bringing in the sheep.