John 10:27-28 (ESV Strong's)
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
Sheep Know the Shepherds Voice
Perhaps, one of the greatest powers on the earth is the voice of a mother with their child. For nine months the child has heard that voice. Upon their birth they hear many voices, but, soon, one becomes the most powerful in their infant lives. On a playground the mom can call out to the child and the child comes running. That is the power of a parental call. So, too, with Jesus in the lives of His sheep. In the above text Jesus is telling His disciples that real disciples will know His voice. He said is more clearly earlier in this chapter:
John 10:4-5 (ESV Strong's)
When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
In the top verses Jesus tells us that we “know him” when we hear his voice. They don’t recognize a “stranger’s voice.” In this world, when the world shouts and cries out to us, we ought to fail to recognize that voice. We ought to, rather, hear the voice of “our” Shepherd and follow that voice. Why? Because He lays down His life for us and gives us eternal life. We will never perish and no one will pluck you out of His hand. That is so reassuring. No matter what anyone else does or no matter what we do, we are firmly in His hands. He is our Sheppherd and will not let anything happen to us that He does not think is good for us.
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