The Supremacy of Our Shepherd - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2026

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
John 10:27–28

The Supremacy of Our Shepherd
These words were spoken to those who believed not, and they were the declaration of the Lord’s ability to keep and bless His sheep. Those Jews who urged Him to tell them plainly whether He was the Christ or not were seeking some sign that would satisfy their sensuality, a sign such as He had given them when He fed the multitude. They wanted a king who would give them the bread that perishes, and bless them according to their own carnal thoughts, but for the Bread of God they had no taste. But His sheep heard His voice: they said, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” And this life He gave to them, a life outside of the world and nature, a life which was manifested to them in Him, and which belonged to the home out of which He had come.

He gives this life to His sheep, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of His hand. Neither decay within, nor foes without, can rob Him of those whom the Father has given Him. He is their life and protector, and He is supreme in His glorious power. Can any sheep have a doubt since He is their Shepherd? If when crucified in weakness He annulled the power of the devil, what will He do in the glorious strength of His resurrection (Heb. 13:20–21)? Shall He not be triumphant over every force of evil, and that forever? It must be so, and He declares in this His supremacy, that He will hold all who are His. Have we seen Him in the glory of this great power?

J. T. Mawson

O Gracious Shepherd, bind us
With cords of love to Thee,
And evermore remind us
How mercy set us free.

J. Hutton