Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Daily Devotion: John 10

Are You Listening?


3The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice.

16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

Ever wondered how come our Christian life is stagnating or not growing as vibrantly as we wished? Quite often we can blame the unfair circumstances of life, but down the wire, the maybe the tough question we need to ask ourselves is this, "During the crunch time, whose voice do you listen to?"

Is it your own voice of injustice, complain and frustration? Or your friends' sweet voice that echo your sentiments and tell you to just retaliate as your heart desires? Or do you tune your heart to listen to the voice of God?

As Christ's disciples, we must tutor and discipline our hearts to listen to His voice alone and no one else. All other voice will lead us astray. Period.

Application:

1. As you do your Quiet Time today, why not take 10 minutes to really be quiet and hear from the Lord what is His agenda for you?

2. Cultivate that habit of listening to voice of God daily as part of your QT routine and ask God to show you what He wants you to apply and learn from the scripture you read daily.

3. Move in faith and listen to the voice of God for a word to encourage and bless another brother/sister.

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