From our casual point of view, all sheep look the same. It’s interesting to me how a shepherd can actually perceive differences in his sheep.

How well does Jesus really know us? Today we’ll ponder that question, as we focus one more time, this Sunday, on that picture of Christ, the Good Shepherd, who knows us, his sheep. Today we are going to talk about what that means, to be known by Christ, the Good Shepherd. There he tells us that he is the Good Shepherd, and that he knows his sheep. “I know my sheep,” Jesus says in John chapter 10. Of all the people in the world, the person who knows you the best is you.īut don’t forget about how well Jesus knows you. There are certain things you keep to yourself, certain thoughts you don’t want to share, certain things that bother you or scare you or interest you, and no one knows about those things except you. Even the people that are closest to you, really don’t know you the way you know yourself. Ultimately, no one knows you better than you know yourself. Who is it, that often times knows what you are thinking, even before you even say it? Who is it, that can predict the things that you do? Who can finish your sentences for you? Who knows you, better than anyone else? Maybe it’s a brother or sister, or best friend. Or maybe for you, your mother or father is the one person in the world who knows you better than anyone else. Of all the people in the world, who knows you the best? If you are married, perhaps that person would be your spouse.

L know my sheep and my sheep know me