When we hear the words, ‘My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me,‘ there are a few things that jump out.
- A personal experience of the Good Shepherd, through your personal interaction with Him.
- This interaction builds in you a confidence, based on personal experience, as to who God is and is not.
- Based on your interaction with Him, you get to see things from God’s eye view.
- You learn what is right and wrong according to Him
- You learn to have full trust in Him, because you have come to know Him and his character.
- You now can trust Him, based on your experience and knowledge of Him, even in things you do not have understanding in, and no understanding is given.
- In this context the line – when the sheep/us hear God’s voice, we are able to differentiate who it is – God or someone else, accept what He is asking of Us, and even though personally frightful/distasteful, we readily follow Him.
These are the sheep who follow Jesus. We also can have a closer walk with Jesus in our lives. Go and read/study His Word, Meditate on It, And take it to Him in Prayer. Show your desire for Him. Don’t make it a once in a blue moon experience/exercise – that is not desire. Follow Him.