My Sheep Hear My Voice
Illustration★★★★Two neighbor boys were herding sheep, one on a small plateau, the other on a nearby knoll. A fierce storm forced the boys to take refuge under an overhanging rock, their sheep crowding close to them. After the storm the lads found it impossible to separate the two flocks. At last, fearing their father’s censure, they started home. As the sheep came to the fork in trail, they too, separated, each one following his own shepherd.
Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice...and they follow me.” The proof that we are His sheep is that we follow Him, that we join the right flock!
The point
Two flocks of sheep, mixed together, separated naturally at a fork in the trail as each followed their own shepherd—illustrating how Jesus's sheep recognize and follow His voice.