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Devotional - 24th May 2021

 'And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers ' (John 10:5).

Jesus the Lamb of God, who came to take away the sins of the world, is also the Good Shepherd. A sheep knows his master's voice and will follow only him at his calling. If they do not recognise the voice as that of their master, they will not follow that stranger, but will flee from him. Jesus is the Good Shepherd and all who belong to him will know his voice and follow Him. Are you attune to the voice of Jesus? Christ here is alluding to the fact, that, if you cannot recognise his voice, is because you are not of him, but of another - the Devil. "He that is of God heareth God's words: Ye therefore hear him not, because ye are not of God" (John 8:47).
The religious leaders in Jesus' time didn't believe He was of God, the Son of God; the Messiah who came to save the world. This denial came with great consequences for the Jews. They rejected the Light and as a result the the Gospel was given to the Gentiles to take to the world. We must understand that there is no other way to be saved and enter into heaven but by the blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus' death and resurrection gives us his sheep, access to the Father and eternity with him. We must believe that it is through grace by faith in Jesus, that we will be saved and nothing else.  Therefore, if we choose to follow any other shepherd it shall be to our own demise. We should seek to know the voice of the true Shepherd and train ourselves to recognise him, and in so doing, will trust and follow Him because we know He loves and cares for us. Let us daily listen to the voice of Jesus as he speaks to us, that we will not fail to recognise his voice, but will glady follow Him wherever he leads us. All are invited to be a sheep of the true Shepherd, so they may have eternal life with him. Choose this day to hear and know His voice and to follow Him.

Have a wonderful day 🌹🌹

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