presenceMonday, April 20
He Knows Your Name
Scripture
"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me — just as the Father knows me and I know the Father — and I lay down my life for the sheep."
— John 10:14-15
What it means
Jesus calls Himself 'the good shepherd.' In His world, a shepherd didn't just own sheep — he slept with them, bled for them, knew each one by name. Then Jesus says something big: the way He knows you is the same way the Father knows Him. That is total, deep, up-close knowing. Not 'I know your resume.' More like: 'I know your name, your tiredness, what makes you cry.' And then He adds: I lay down my life for them. Knowing you cost Him something.