verseoftheday

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. John 10:3 NIV When I think of a shepherd and sheep its a large flock, all the same, being moved or shorn, & yes the shepherd cares, but in a general sense... But this is different. This is a personal shepherd. This is not someone moving us around using a barking dog. This shepherd is personal He knows your name. He knows you. He loves you. He calls by name, and then what? Leads us out. Into the light Into a spacious place Into nourishment Can you whisper this out loud: "He knows my name He knows me Jesus loves me" We don't have to get it. Just believe. #thisisourGod #personal #dearlyloved #heknowsyourname

John 20:17-18 NIV Jesus said...Go instead to my brothers and tell them...Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: I have seen the Lord! And she told them that he had said these things to her. What's a christian? Someone who believes Jesus died & was raised from the dead. Someone who has had an encounter with the risen Christ At this moment, Mary is the only person in the world for who those things are true...she is the first christian...he found her, called her by name, nothing she had done or could do...grace...love Jesus finds us, seeks us like lost sheep, calls us by name #easter #Jesus #unexpected #personal #grace #encounterswithJesus

John 20:16 NIV Jesus said to her, “Mary.” He knew her name, and he knows your name, and he knows my name. Mary didn't recognise Jesus and he simply says her name. It's personal. You can believe that Jesus died for everyone, but he died for you. It's personal He calls you by name #easter #Jesus #unexpected #personal #grace #encounterswithJesus

John 20:14-15 NIV At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.   He asked her... why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?  Thinking he was the gardener... Mary was looking for the wrong Jesus. A dead Jesus. A Jesus she would never have found except he was looking for her. Jesus is alive and bigger than she could imagine...but personal. He sought Mary out with those personal questions...and he seeks each of us...with gentle grace... #easter #Jesus #unexpected #personal #grace #encounterswithJesus