Why does the Lord lay down his life for his flock?

You are worth dying for.

The love and sacrifice of the Good Shepherd speaks to your dignity: a dignity that is unchanging, immovable and affirmed by the Father.

If the Lord believes that you are worth dying for, why don't you? What would it be like to believe that you have someone fighting for you? Someone that is defending and protecting your dignity? Someone that would die for you?

If all of this is true, you must believe in your heart that you are good; that your dignity is worth protecting. What would need to change within you for you to believe that the Good Shepherd calls you His sheep and that you are actually worth dying for?