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HIS VOICE-2

Text: John 10:4 

And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

 *For you to follow the Lord Jesus effectively, you must be able to hear His voice clearly and distinctively.* This is because there are other voices out there that are always seeking to deceive and distract you.

As a sheep of a good shepherd, you follow Him because you know His voice. That is, you follow the good shepherd wherever He leads.

 *Without hearing the voice of the shepherd, the sheep will stray away.* In the same manner, you cannot be on the right course in life and in your faith journey without the voice of the good shepherd(our Lord Jesus Christ).

Today, we shall be focusing on how you can start hearing the voice of the good shepherd or how you can grow in your hearing capacity.  *Hearing the voice of the good shepherd is a key success factor to your faith journey in God.* 

The very first factor on how you can start  hearing from God is for you to become a sheep  and to be sure that you are one. That is to become a sheep and be well grounded in the assurance that you are one. To say this in another way is to say that  you must be born again and you must gain full assurance of your salvation. 

So many have given their lives too many times. They go out each time altar calls are made because they are not sure of their salvation. This often happen to many new converts because they do not have the assurance of salvation. 

The way to getting born again is as simple as what is stated in Romans 10:10 "For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" Once you have done this genuinely, then you are born again. 

Confessing Jesus as your Lord and Saviour automatically brings you into His fold as a sheep. That's your very first response to the voice of the shepherd.

Bible Reading: John 10: 1-16.

PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Lord, open my spiritual hears that I may always hear you clearly when you speak.

2.)  Father, please help me to discern between the voice of the good shepherd and the voice of the thief.


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