Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches!
Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord!
Lift your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street.

Lamentations 2:19 ESV


Friday, July 5, 2019

His Voice

On a Live PD episode, a tweeter asked Officer N. Carmack, “If a bad man knew the commands you give to Shep [his K-9 dog], would he be confused?” Officer Carmack said, “No, he only knows my voice.”

 
This immediately made me think of John 10. In verses 4-5, Jesus said (of the shepherd), “…the sheep follow him because they know his voice. A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him because they do not the voice of strangers.” (NASB)
 
Then Jesus said (10:27), “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them and they follow Me.”
 
This also makes me think of Acts 2 where some heard the disciples “speaking of the mighty deeds of God” in their own languages and others said they were drunk.

“My sheep hear My voice.”
 
Lord, I praise You that Your Voice speaks life and calls Your own into Your light. May we choose to keep close to You so that we always discern Your Voice and follow You.

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