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Bible Meditation No. 1815
🔆 AATHAVAN
– Monday, 26.01.2026
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.” (John 10:1–2)
Because the owner of a house possesses the key, he confidently opens the door and enters his home. Thieves, however, do not have the key; therefore, unable to enter through the door, they attempt to get in by some other way. Such a person who climbs in another way is called a thief and a robber—so declares our Lord Jesus Christ.
We ourselves, as sheep, are inside this world which is like a sheepfold. God desires that all these sheep should experience salvation and attain heaven. This redemption or salvation can be granted to people by Christ Jesus alone. The reason is this: He shed His own precious blood, accomplished salvation, and enabled us to stand with boldness before God the Father. Therefore, the name of the Lord Jesus Christ itself is the key.
Yes, we read:
“And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among people by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)
Therefore, if anyone guides us by promoting some other name instead of the name of Christ, it is nothing but an attempt to enter the sheepfold without going through the door—by climbing in another way. Such a person, Jesus Christ says, is a thief and a robber.
Not only that—the Lord Jesus Christ Himself is the door. Only when we enter into the experience of redemption through this door can we find rich and abundant pasture. Did not Jesus Christ say: “I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.” (John 10:9)
There are many religions in the world that teach that one can attain heaven or enter into the presence of God by setting aside the name of Christ the Redeemer and elevating other names and other individuals. Even among Christians, there are certain groups that lead people to believe that salvation can be obtained through the intercession of various saints. Beloved, we must pause and reflect on this: when the owner of a house already has the key, will he involve himself in other efforts? When Christ, who is the door, is present, the one who does not boldly enter through that door but instead climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber.
At the end of today’s meditation verse we read, “But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.” Yes, beloved, it is essential for us—the sheep—to carefully and discerningly observe whether those who spiritually lead us truly come through Christ, who is the door, and then follow them accordingly.
True shepherds who come by placing Christ at the centre will care for the sheep. Others are merely hired hands. Following their teachings and counsel will only bring destruction to us. Such people are not shepherds at all; they are hired workers. That is why Jesus Christ said:
“He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.” (John 10:12)
Let us be watchful. Let us accept only those teachers who come through Christ, who is the door.
God’s Message: Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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