One flock, one Shepherd

And I have other sheep who are not of this fold. I must also lead those, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one Shepherd.
(John 10:16)

Here, Jesus foretells the Church to come. Both Jews and Gentiles brought together with Jesus Christ as our one and only Shepherd.

Later in the temple at Hanukkah (John 10:22-23), a crowd surrounded Jesus and asked him to stop keeping them in suspense and tell them plainly if he was the "Christ" (Greek Christos was the translation of the Hebrew Meshiach which is rendered in English as Messiah all of which means "anointed one") (John 10:24). Kings were anointed, in the Hebrew Scriptures (1 Samuel 10:1). They were expecting him to proclaim himself King and throw off the Roman rule. What they got was

I and my Father are one.
(John 10:30)

Of course, then instead of raising him up as their king, they now desire to stone him for blasphemy! This is another occasion where Jesus proclaimed his Deity.

But don't get too judgmental on these Jews who wanted to turn Jesus into their temporal King, and/or stone him for blasphemy. This is pretty much how all of us treat God. We want Him to fix our problems, but let us live with the comfortable little sins we like. We want Him to make us wealthy in this world, because we trust that the money will solve our problems. Or we just deny that God exists so there is no higher authority for us to be responsible.

Praise God, the Great Shepherd is calling His flock, and He knows us by name!

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
(John 10:27-29)

If you hear the Shepherds voice, call on His name and accept Him as the Shepherd in your life. You don't have to "do better" in order to be accepted by Him (Romans 5:8). Once you have become part of the flock the Shepherd will begin to clean you up! My pastor is fond of saying, "You don't get cleaned up to take a shower! (If you do, come see me for counseling!)" You don't become "good" to be a Christian. You can never be good enough. You become a Christian, and then God begins to make you "good". You'll make mistakes, but His mercy is new every morning.