July 15, 2021
Thursday
Sheep Hear My Voice
John 10: 3-5
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”
John 10:27-28
If you live in an urban environment with a dog, you probably let your pooch frolic with other canine pals at a dog park. Then (depending on how well-trained your dog is), when it’s time to go you call your pet’s name. Out of the several dozen dogs playing in the park, yours is the only one who stops and turns to look at you. Even if there is another dog in the park with the same name as your pet, only your dog stops and looks because he or she not only knows its name, it knows your voice.
Modern science is only now confirming what ancient shepherds knew—that sheep can recognize their shepherd’s voice. And that was important. Whenever flocks got mingled together, in a pasture or a market, the shepherd could call his flock out and they would follow him. It’s not hard to see why Jesus used this as a spiritual metaphor. Jesus’ followers know He has called them and they follow Him. In the cacophony of modern, multicultural voices, Jesus’ sheep can hear His voice in His Word.
The more you pay attention to Jesus’ voice in Scripture, the more you will recognize His voice in His Spirit’s leading.
A point to ponder…
The Word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress.
Billy Graham
Read the Bible through in a year
Proverbs 7-9
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