True Knowledge

John 10-12

Jesus tells the people of Judea that he is the good shepherd, that he knows his sheep, and his sheep know him. This is the essence of true knowledge... to know the only one who is capable of saving you from eternal death. Some would brag that they know Pi to 20 digits, or they know how to pick a good stock, or pick a ripe melon, or even read the genetic code... but all this seems somehow bland and useless by comparison. What would a man give for knowledge that can save his life... all his wealth? No, the rich young ruler said that was too much. Belief? Yet many who saw great miracles, even raising Lazarus from the dead, did not see enough to believe. What then? Simply to humble oneself to be his sheep, to be called his, and to follow him in faith.