[Jesus said] “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

Devotion based on John 10:27

Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes I want to take my smartphone and throw it in the lake or run over it with my truck. Wouldn’t that be nice? How refreshing it would be to get rid of all the pings, vibrations, and chirps that come from our devices every time we get a text, an email, or a like on one of our posts. How wonderful it would be to talk to someone without them checking their smartwatch every time a message comes in. How amazing it would be in a moment of free time to not automatically reach for the phone and start mindlessly scrolling.

But we can’t do it, can we? There are so many voices that demand our time and attention. So many people with things to text and say and post. So many influencers who want a moment of our time. So many talking heads who demand that we hear all about their take on politics or events of the day. And is it also possible that we are desperately afraid that we will miss something important?

In such a world as ours, it can be so easy to lose track of the one voice we ought to be listening to. There is only one voice of truth in this world. In a world of salesmen, influencers, and political pundits, there is only one voice that speaks the truth about getting from this world to the next. In a world that claims to be spiritual but not religious; in a world that argues for no absolute truth; there is one voice who claims to be, “the way, the truth and the life.” And it is the voice of the one who died for you. Jesus died on the cross to pay for every one of your sins and rose from the dead to guarantee that through faith in him, you will also one day rise to eternal life in heaven. His voice is different from all the rest, and it is a voice that wants to lead you home.

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