The Voice - Jesus was comparing himself to a shepherd herding a flock. A good shepherd spends so much time caring for his sheep that they instinctively know and follow his voice. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, has the same relationship with His flock. The Pharisees didn’t recognize Jesus for who He was. They chose not to listen to His voice. Their positions of power were threatened. They saw only a strange man with strange teachings. Jesus’ flock is open to all — we need only listen to the voice of the Shepherd

Read John 7:1 through 11:53

On the TV show The Voice, contestants sing their auditions while the judges have their backs turned.

They are not judged on the way they look, but only on the quality of their voice. 

While some are good-looking and others are not, the judges choose to turn their chairs based only on the voices they hear.

“After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice” - (John 10:4).

Jesus was comparing himself to a shepherd herding a flock. 

A good shepherd spends so much time caring for his sheep that they instinctively know and follow his voice and will not follow others. 

Jesus, the Good Shepherd, has the same relationship with His flock.

The Pharisees didn’t recognize Jesus for who He was.

They chose not to listen to His voice. 

Their positions of power were threatened. 

They saw only a strange man with strange teachings.

Jesus’ flock is open to all — we need only listen to the voice of the Shepherd.

Prayer Suggestion: 

Lord, help me always recognize Your voice.

Quicklook: John 10:1–6

The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.

The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

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