So Jesus said again, "I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep. All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever comes in by me will be saved; he will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life – life in all its fullness."

John 10:78-10

As we move into our older years, sooner or later our strength diminishes. We may suffer from a painful illness or some crippling ailment; we may be unable to care for others, or for ourselves; we may experience the loss of those we love; and the shadow of oncoming death will grow darker. Trouble and death come to all of us. To deny our need of God is to deny reality. Everybody needs Jesus.

The first step in receiving abundant life in Christ

is to admit that we need it.

Our Daily Bread – August 21, 2002