“I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd” (John 10:16 NLT). Some think, “We are the only ones” or, “Our brand is more right than the other ones.” So goes our modified sectarianism. The grace of the Universal Christ and the Spirit of God are working in the whole world to bring all sheep into one fold. Our mission methods must see that and work with it. Our work must complement the work of the One who is already at work in the world. The things that mark the sheep are those who “listen to His voice” and “follow Him”; these are following Him to the one flock.
Devotional by H. Lamar Smith from “Sonlight for the Soul”
