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HIS VOICE

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. 

There are many distracting voices in our world today. All these voices are calling from different directions for your attention. 

While some voices that are reaching out to you may seem to be legit, they also have the capacity of laying a burden and pressure on your soul. For instance, certain voices bring worries, anxieties, depressions, confusion and fears to your soul. 

Every single person on planet earth live under the influence of voices. Accordung to our bible reading, all the voices influencing man can be broadly categorised into two: 1. voice of the good shepherd and 2. voice of the stranger(thief). 

The thief here is the cunning devil and many are willingly obeying his voice without any restraints or constraints. He speaks his own type of wisdom to man which is contrary to God's. Many are living by the wisdom that comes from the voice of the devil without even knowing it. To reject Satan's voice, you must acquaint yourself with the voice of the good shepherd.

For instance, the devil's voice can even speak good words. So, don't always be moved by good words but learn to discern the voice behind the words. 

Peter spoke good words to Jesus by rebuking Him when He unveiled to His disciples that He has to die. Jesus  rebuked Peter saying, "get thee behind me satan" (Mark 8:33).
This means that beneath the words uttered by Peter is the devil's voice.

You must be discerning enough to know the voice uttering words into your life. Voices are deeper than words, for it is voice that produces words. That is the reason, God also hears a dumb person who cannot utter any meaningful words.

You have the sole responsibility of learning God's voice. If you have not learnt how to hear God in small matters, you will not be able to hear Him in big issues of life. 

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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