Monday, June 20, 2005
THE VOICE
THE VOICE
Contributed by Sally I. Kennedy
Jun 20, 2005
He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out..He goes on ahead of
them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. John 10:3-4
We were sitting around rehashing ball games, slumber parties, teachers,
and who went steady with whom. Yup, we were getting ready for another
class reunion. How do they come around so often? Every 10 or 20 years
doesn't seem like they ought to crop up so "often!"
The last reunion, I remember thinking that the guys had definitely
changed more than the girls had, especially in the hair department! I
recall looking at the Yearbook picture name tags; how memories came
flooding back.
One thing stands out most in my mind from that reunion. Although most
of our appearances were drastically different from high school days,
one thing had not changed one iota. That was our voices. I discovered I
could identify people when I heard them speak, even if I didn't
recognize them from the way they looked.
How interesting. I thought of what Jesus said: the sheep listen to the
shepherd's voice, and they follow him because they know his voice. They
will never follow a stranger, because they don't recognize his voice.
How great to think that as we listen to the voice of our own shepherd,
Jesus, and follow him, we won't get mis-led or go off in the wrong
direction. He is speaking, and we know His voice. It is Love, and it
never changes. That is good news.
Sally I. Kennedy, ©2005, Author of "52 Little Parables from Ireland"
(Creation House Press) and "Words from the Heart"
http://www.sallyikennedy.com
PRAYER
"Lord Jesus, be the King and Ruler of my heart, mind, life, and home.
May my life reflect your meekness and humility that you may be honored
as the King of glory!"
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