John 10:28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

Don’t you love this verse?! Jesus is the giver of eternal life and every single sheep will be safely drawn into the fold—not one will be lost. What a comfort it is to be in the hand of Jesus Christ! How do we know if we are in His hand? We hear His voice and follow Him. We do not follow the voice of another shepherd. There are some sheep who are not of Jesus’ flock, who for a time, mix and mingle amongst the sheep of His flock while they are out in pasture. But they will never get into His fold because they are not His. Living to love with Jesus is the primary characteristic of Jesus’ sheep. It is God’s way of keeping His sheep in Jesus’ hand. Living to love with Jesus is the heartbeat of all sheep who have eternal life. They will never perish.