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John 10:17 Love Revealed by the Shepherd Laying it Down
John 10:17 pulls the Good Shepherd story all the way into the heart of the gospel. Jesus ties His self-giving love to the Father’s love and then says something that changes how you see the cross: He lays down His life, and He takes it up again.
This episode is about the voluntary, purposeful, and victorious nature of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Not a tragic accident. Not a power struggle where Jesus gets overpowered. The Shepherd chooses to lay His life down, and He does it with resurrection in view. That means the cross is not the end of the Shepherd’s care. It is the Shepherd’s path to…
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