Message: “Knowing Jesus’ Voice” from Dr. Rick Mandl

Knowing Jesus' Voice Devotional Manuscript
Devotional Message by Dr. Rick Mandl  at Eagle Rock Baptist Church, November 10, 2020
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.

Hey church family. Let me give you a verse to think about. The verse is John 10:27 (NLT)and there Jesus speaking says, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

Do you remember the days, back before caller ID, when you would answer the phone and you could identify who was calling, by the sound of their voice? Sometimes it didn’t take anything more than a single word – maybe they just said “Hello” and you immediately knew who was calling. Familiarity allows us to recognize certain people instantly. In the same way, using a story about sheep, Jesus says we can know His voice. Those who know Jesus’ voice, listen to Him and follow Him.

In John chapter 10, Jesus describes Himself as a shepherd and people as sheep: He tells us that His sheep listen to His voice; He calls His own sheep by name; His sheep follow Him because they know His voice; He knows His sheep; His sheep know Him; His sheep listen to His voice. Listen to what Jesus says in John chapter 10:

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. 12 A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. 13 The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep.

14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, 15 just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.

Those words are a reminder that When we surrender to Jesus and trust Him as our Savior, we know Him and we know His voice. Followers of Jesus listen to God’s voice. Just like sheep listen to their shepherd, believers listen to what God says. Listening to Jesus means doing what He says and going where He goes. Followers listen and listeners follow. The two actions go hand in hand. I pray that just as sheep know their shepherd’s voice and follow him, it would be the same with you and me when it comes to Jesus’ voice.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.

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