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The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, But the earth He has given to the sons of men. May you be blessed of the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth. May the LORD give you increase, You and your children. He will bless those who fear the LORD, The small together with the great. The LORD has been mindful of us He will bless us He will bless the house of Israel He will bless the house of Aaron. You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD He is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD He is their help and their shield. O Israel, trust in the LORD He is their help and their shield. Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them. They have hands, but they cannot feel They have feet, but they cannot walk They cannot make a sound with their throat. They have ears, but they cannot hear They have noses, but they cannot smell They have mouths, but they cannot speak They have eyes, but they cannot see Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man's hands. Why should the nations say, ``Where, now, is their God?"īut our God is in the heavens He does whatever He pleases. Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.

This commandment I received from My Father." I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. ``No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. ``For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. ``I have other sheep, which are not of this fold I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice and they will become one flock with one shepherd. ``I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,Įven as the Father knows Me and I know the Father and I lay down My life for the sheep. `` He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. ``He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. ``I am the good shepherd the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. ``The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. ``I am the door if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. ``All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. So Jesus said to them again, ``Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.

``A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers." ``When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. ``To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ``But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. ``Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. As you become more familiar with Christ’s voice, be prepared to drop some of your preconceived ideas in order to align your thinking with His Word. Whatever you hear, always compare it with the Scriptures so you can differentiate between God’s truth and human logic or philosophies. As we fill our mind with biblical truths, the Spirit uses them to teach, rebuke, correct, and train us in righteousness (2 Tim. That’s why making time to listen to Him through His Word is vital. It’s essential that we recognize His voice and refuse any that contradict Him. Jesus told those who believed in Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples” (John 8:31). They’re the ones He died to save, and when He called them, they responded in faith and repentance, receiving Him as their Lord and Shepherd.īut hearing Christ’s call to salvation is just the beginning of a lifetime of attentiveness as He leads and directs our steps.

What distinguishes a believer from an unbeliever? Jesus pointed out that His sheep know Him, hear His voice, and follow Him.