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June 1
Saturday


I'M BORED

READ:
John 10:7-14
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I have come that they
may have life, and
that they may have it
more abundantly.
__John 1-:10
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When our kids were teens, we repeatedly had the following discussion after their church youth group meeting: I asked, "How was youth group tonight?" And they responded, "It was boring." After several weeks of this, I decided to find out for myself. I slipped into the gym where their meeting was held, and I watched. I saw them participating, laughing, listening__having a great time. That night on the way home I asked about their evening and, once again, they said, "It was boring." I responded, "I was there. I watched. You had a great time!" They responded, "Maybe it wasn't as bad as usual."

I recognized that behind their reluctance to admit they were enjoying youth group were things such as peer pressure and a fear of not appearing "cool." But then I wondered, Am I similarly afraid to get too excited about spiritual things?

Indeed, there is nothing in this universe more worthy of our enthusiasm than who Christ is and what He did for us. Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). That's the opposite of boring! At any age, we have a gift from the Savior that is worth celebrating. Our salvation is something to get excited about! __Bill Crowder

``````````````Father, please fill my heart with the joy of Christ.```````
````````````````I desire that the abundant life I have found```````````
``````````````````````in Him might contagiously reach```````````````
`````````````````````````out to others around me.``````````````````
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If you know Christ you always have
a reason to celebrate.

******************************Today's Bible Reading __ John 10:7-14**************************

1 Then Jesus said to them
again, "Most assuredly, I
say to you, I am the door of
the sheep. 8 All who ever
came before Me are thieves
and robbers, but the sheep
did not hear them. 9 I am
the door. If anyone enters
by Me, he will be saved,
and will go in and out and
find pasture. 10 The thief
does not come except to
steal, and to kill, and to
destroy. I have come that
they may have life, and that
they may have it more
abundantly.

11 "I am the good
shepherd. The good
shepherd gives His life for
the sheep. 12 But a hireling,
he who is not the shepherd,
one who does not own the
sheep, sees the wolf coming
and leaves the sheep and
flees; and the wolf catches
the sheep and scatters them.

13 The hireling flees because
he is a hireling and does not
care about the sheep.

14 "I am the good shepherd;
and I know My sheep, and
am known by My own."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Jesus' portrayal of Himself as the Good Shepherd is one of the
most comforting texts in the New Testament. Christ draws a firm
distinction between Himself and false spiritual leaders who came in
the past (v.8). Foreshadowing what would come later in John 14:6,
Jesus declares that He is the only entrance to life (10:9). Finally,
Jesus describes the depth of His devotion to the flock and defines
the cost of the life He offers__His death (v.11).