ST John 10

In St. John 10 the Lord is talking about being the Good Shepherd, he speaks about his atonement. Verse 10 he talks about how he comes to bring life, that we might have it more abundantly. Verse 11 he says the Good Shepherd gives his life for the sheep. Verse 14 He says he knows his sheep and is known by them. Verse 15 he says, "I lay down my life for the sheep." Verse 18 He says that he lays it down himself. There is a lot more in this whole chapter, but these stood out to me. I feel in reading these verses I can get a little clearer picture of who the Lord is. He is very loving, willing to sacrifice himself for us that we may have a life, not only that but that we might have it more abundantly. He knows us personally he's not just doing some random thing for strangers, He is trying to help those He loves, and he loves all of us, so he's trying to help all of us! Because he knows us, he knows how to help each of us individually. Not only this but he keeps saying he is the Good Shepherd, and the shepherd genuinely cares for his sheep, so he's not going to abandon us when bad things happen; he hasn't been hired to care for us, we are his, so he wants to care for us! He chooses to lay his life down for us, no one just takes if from him.
The Lord chose to die for us. He faced death, pain and suffering by his own choice, for us! Easter is a time to remember our Savior, to remember our brother and Good Shepherd, who is here to save us, to redeem us. He hasn't forgotten us, he never will.