"MY SHEEP"

What a blessed title for sinners! The Son of God has assumed the posture of the Good Shepherd, whose work and responsibility it is to secure the safety and eternal salvation of his sheep. There is a people in this world, chosen from among the fallen race of Adam, of whom Christ says, "These are my sheep. They belong to me; and I shall not lose one of them". There are others of whom he says, "Ye believe not, BECAUSE YE ARE NOT OF MY SHEEP"(John 10: 26). Who are those people whom Christ calls his sheep? The Good Shepherd's sheep are those who were GIVEN TO HIM in eternal election, REDEEMED BY HIM at Calvary, and CALLED TO HIM by the irresistible grace of his Spirit.