✍️ The "I" in this verse of today's text is emphatic, meaning that life is found in no other than Him. Life is entered by no other than Jesus Himself. Many times the Lord Jesus used the expression "I am," which is one of the titles of deity. The word am is the present singular of be. It means something that is happening at this present moment. Jesus is saying here, "I am." Not will be, not maybe, not might be, but I am. When we search the scriptures we find that Jesus said; "I am the father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Before Abraham was, I am." "I am the living bread which came down from heaven", "I am the bread of life he that cometh to me shall never hunger", "I am the light of the world 🌎 ", "I am the resurrection and the life", "I am the way, the truth and the life", "I am the true vine ye are the branches".

Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life" John 11:25. Each time Jesus said I Am, He was making a claim to be equal with God the Father. Here He presented Himself as the good Shepherd who laid down His life for the sheep. Ordinarily, the sheep were called upon to lay down their lives for the Shepherd. But the Lord Jesus died for the flock. Jesus goes on to quantify this life, "and have it in abundance" John 10:10. Depending on the translation one uses the word that is translated abundance in the HCSB may be translated "fullness" or "overflowing" in other versions of the Bible. But what is meant by this word?

"Have it in abundance" means to have a superabundance of a thing. The truth is that life is not found in pleasure, performance, possessions, position, or pursuits; it is found in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus says time and time again that He is the giver of life, the author of life. To be a follower of Jesus, to know who He is and what He means, is to have a superabundance of life. There is a new vitality, a new meaning, a new energy, a new purpose, a new significance, a new outlook, a new hope, a new joy, a new life. Do you🫵 want to have an enjoying ABUNDANT LIFE? Come to JESUS, know Him and follow Him, and ABUNDANT LIFE will be yours in Jesus Name 🙏.

Happy Sunday.