We live in very uncertain times. There is truly nothing stable and lasting in this world. Sin and death mean that our certainty must come from outside this world. Our certainty is found only in the life, death and resurrection of Christ, our Savior, for only in Him do we have a righteousness before God.
The Lord describes Himself as a Good Shepherd. He uses the word picture to explain that He will guard and protects us, feed us with the food and drink that nourishes to eternal life and that He will give up His life for His flock. That’s us, the sheep of the Good Shepherd. We are the ones He cares about. We are the ones He would rescue by sacrificing Himself to pay for our wayward sinfulness and bring us to the safety of heaven. In faith and thankfulness, let us forsake our wandering ways and follow His paths of righteousness. We need not fear for He is with us, guiding us home.
The Christian God is not a God of moral excellence, rather He is a God of moral perfection. Since we are unable to be perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect, we need a Savior. And have a Savior we do. He is none other than God Himself in the flesh, Who lived a life without sin and died in our place as our substitute under God’s perfect justice. Let there be no doubt! Let us proclaim as Thomas did, “My Lord and my God.”