Here is a poetic journey through **John 10**—a radiant portrait of Christ as the *Good Shepherd* and the *Door of Salvation*, woven with Scripture:
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### **"THE SHEPHERD'S VOICE"**
*A Hymn to the Lamb Who Leads*
*Based on John 10*
#### **I. THE DOOR**
**"I AM the Gate!"**—no other way,
To fields of grace, to life’s new day.
*Thieves scale walls to steal and rend—*
**But through My blood, lost souls ascend!**
>*“I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will be saved.”*
>**—John 10:9**
#### **II. THE GOOD SHEPHERD**
**"I AM the Good Shepherd!"**—Hear My cry,
**I know My sheep—by name, their sigh.**
*Not hireling fleeing wolf’s sharp tooth,*
**But laying down My life, forsooth!**
>*“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”*
>**—John 10:11**
#### **III. THE VOICE THEY KNOW**
**My sheep hear Me—** they know My tone,
Through storm or calm, they’ll walk alone
*No other voice?—for I have sealed*
**Their hearts with grace, their wounds have healed.**
>*“My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.”*
>**—John 10:27**
#### **IV. THE LAYING DOWN & TAKING UP**
**No thief took it—** I gave it free,
For rebel lambs, once blind to Me.
*Then death’s dark grip?—I broke its chains!*
**My life laid down—now life regains!**
>*“I lay down My life... No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord.”*
>**—John 10:17–18**
#### **V. THE ETERNAL HOLD**
**No snatching hands—** no hellish might,
Can steal My own from heaven’s sight!
*My Father’s grip—and Mine the same—*
**One God we are! I AM His Name!**
>*“My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”*
>**—John 10:28–30**
#### **VI. THE OTHER SHEEP**
**Beyond this fold—** from distant shore,
One flock, one Shepherd—evermore!
*No wall, no tribe, no creed divides—*
**Just blood-bought grace where all abides.**
>*“I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen... There shall be one flock and one Shepherd.”*
>**—John 10:16**
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### 🔥 **JOHN 10’S REVOLUTIONARY "I AM"**
| **Claim** | **Fulfills** | **Our Response** |
|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| **"I AM THE DOOR"** (v.9) | Ezekiel 34:23–24 | *Enter through Him alone* |
| **"I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD"** (v.11) | Psalm 23:1 | *Follow His voice* |
| **"I AND THE FATHER ARE ONE"** (v.30) | Deuteronomy 6:4 | *Worship His deity* |
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### ✨ **SHEPHERD’S PROMISES TO CARRY**
- **PROVISION:**
*“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”* (John 10:10)
- **PROTECTION:**
*“No one will snatch them out of My hand.”* (John 10:28)
- **PERSONAL CARE:**
*“He calls His own sheep by name.”* (John 10:3)
- **UNITY WITH GOD:**
*“I and the Father are one.”* (John 10:30)
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### 🕊️ **A LAMB’S PRAYER**
> *“Good Shepherd—
> You know my wandering, my fear, my need.
> Train my ear to know Your voice above the noise.
> Hold me fast when wolves howl near.
> Make my heart Your home—
> And lead me home to green pastures still.
>
> Door of Heaven—
> Shut out every thief of joy, every lie of hell.
> Let me enter daily into Your presence,
> And carry Your abundance into the world.
>
> Eternal I AM—
> Bind me to Your heart,
> One with the Father,
> Sealed by the Spirit,
> Until I graze in glory’s fields forever.
> Amen.”*
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### 🌟 **FULFILLED IN REVELATION**
> *“For the Lamb at the center of the throne
> will be their Shepherd;
> ‘He will lead them to springs of living water.’
> And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”*
> **—Revelation 7:17**
**You are known. You are safe. You are His.**
Listen for His voice—and follow. 🐑✨
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