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约翰福音第十章

John 10:4

During World War I, some Turkish soldiers tried to steal a flock of sheep from a hillside near Jerusalem. The shepherd, who had been sleeping, suddenly awakened to see his sheep being driven off on the other side of the ravine. He could not hope to recapture his flock by force single-handedly, but suddenly he had a thought. Standing up on his side of the ravine, he put his hands to his mouth and gave his own peculiar call, which he used each day to gather his sheep to him. The sheep heard the familiar sound. For a moment they listened and then, hearing it again, they turned and rushed down one side of the raving and up the other toward their shepherd. It was quite impossible for the soldiers to stop the animals. The shepherd was away with them to a place of safety before the soldiers could make up their minds to pursue them—and all because his sheep knew their master’s voice.

【约十11】「我是好牧人...。」

「是」字在原文是现在式，不是过去式「曾是」，也不是将来式「将是」，也不是未定式「或是」。祂现在是，祂永远是。在主日是，在星期一也是，在一星期中每一天都是；在正月是，在十二月也是，在一年中每一月都是；在家里是，在外乡也是；在平安时是，在危险时也是；在丰余时是，在缺乏时也是。在任何环境中都是好牧人。─ 选

【约十41】「约翰一件神迹没有行过，但约翰指着这人所说的一切话，都是真的。」

也许你对于自己非常不满意，因为你既不是天才，又没有显着的恩赐，又没有特别的技能。但是，虽然你的生活很平庸，你的日子都平淡无味的，你却仍旧可以活出一个伟大的、非常的生命来。约翰一件神迹没有行过，但是主耶稣赞许他说：「凡妇人所生的，没有一个兴起大过施洗约翰的。」约翰唯一的职务，是为光作见证。这件事是你我都作得到的。约翰的目的，只要有人需要基督，他自己只作一个声音就满足了，你我也该如此。甘愿只作一个声音，只能被听见，不能被看见；甘愿只作一面镜子，因反射日光的荣耀，以致镜面被隐蔽；甘愿只作黎明的微风，早晨起来报告，「白日将至！白日将至！」一会儿遂即隐逝。作主的工作也是如此。或许你作的是一件最普通、最微小的事情，绝没有人注意你、赞许你，但是，这正是主所委派你的工作。─ 马得胜