Counting Sheep

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COUNTING SHEEP

By

Phil Scovell

JOHN 10:7-9

Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

I was having trouble sleeping. As I searched my mind for something on which to think, I focused on Christ as our Shepherd. I recalled John’s Gospel and remembered a sermon from long ago concerning the tending of sheep in Bible times. A sheep fold was constructed where all sheep could be sheltered for the night. There was a single entrance. After all sheep were counted, the shepherd lay across the entrance; becoming the door. Nothing, therefore, could get to the sheep without the shepherd’s knowledge. Although we use this passage in John to teach salvation, and rightfully so, it brought great comfort to me concerning my sleepless nights. Nothing could get to me without the knowledge of my Saviour. I could picture Him faithfully counting His sheep until all were safe; then Himself becoming the door for my protection. Soon I was asleep. A little different way of counting sheep, I suppose, but it worked. Perhaps we have it reversed…He counts sheep; we do the sleeping. Remember, God never sleeps so we can (Psalm 121:2-4).

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