9/19/2023 0 Comments The voice of the shepherd![]() ![]() How do we learn to do that? By reading his words in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John in the Bible) and learning to recognize his ways and his will. We, in turn, need to learn to recognize his voice when he calls us. Jesus wants us to know that as our shepherd, he knows us intimately and will call us by name. ![]() They follow their shepherd while sheep from other flocks follow their own shepherd even if the flocks are intermingled. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice."Įven today, one shepherd's sheep are separated from other flocks by the sound of their shepherd's voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. « I Like to Learn, But Not to Read: Orality and Mi."The gatekeeper opens the gate for, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. Will you come alongside us to finish this work? This content first appeared: Today, we need your support to record these next languages and share the precious words of the Good Shepherd with the lost sheep of the world. You may have already stopped by our blog and read the testimonies of people who responded to the Bible after hearing it in their own language for the first time. As of this writing, we now offer over 1,100 Scripture recordings, and there are hundreds more translations that will be recorded. Faith Comes By Hearing is actively providing new audio recordings of Bible translations granted to us by our partners and making them available around the world. How can these sheep get to know the Good Shepherd if they’ve never heard His voice in words they understand?įortunately, there is hope for them. For generations, they have only communicated orally. ![]() Many have had little access to education and thus cannot read. And while you-who can read this blog in English-likely have very easy access to an English Bible, there are millions of people around the world who have no access to the words of Jesus. When they hear the voice and words they know, they respond in trust.ĭo you see where the metaphor is going? Just like sheep, we need to listen to our Shepherd in a voice we know and a language we understand. If someone they don’t know tries to herd them with words they don’t understand, they will run away in fear. (See Luke 15:1-7 for more!)Ī key idea to understand here is that sheep respond to a voice and a word they recognize.Sheep may not be too intelligent, but they’ll trust a shepherd they know. And when they respond to what they’ve heard by trusting in Jesus, He lovingly carries them to the flock-His Church-rejoicing all the way. ![]() And just as a shepherd will search and search for any sheep that finds itself somehow separated from the flock until he finds it, so Jesus does likewise – He pursues the lost people of the world, calling to them in the voice they recognize. No, it’s just interesting that Jesus often refers to people as sheep and Himself as the Good Shepherd. Why all the sheep facts? So you can be the life of the next party, of course. Eventually, the whole flock will come to know and recognize the shepherd’s voice and words. The only way a shepherd can get a sheep to go where he wants is for him to gently lead it along, walking ahead of it. However, when sheep feel threatened, they have one defense: huddle together and run away. They also naturally herd, meaning that keeping a flock of sheep together is pretty manageable. Sheep are valuable in that they provide wool, meat, and milk. ![]()
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