At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
Ping.
I can't recall if I read it, or somebody told me, I think it might have been in Australia? But there are times when the shepherds go into town, or somewhere, and all the various flocks of sheep are put in one large pen all together.
When the shepherd comes to collect his sheep, the sheep hear his voice and they come - but only his sheep!
Thank you for posting this.