Listen to His voice

I was reading how Barnabas and Saul were working hard for a whole year to bring the believers of the church to Lord Jesus before they were first called the christians at Antioch. (Acts 11:19-26) Those were the sheep of Lord Jesus because they listened to His voice and followed Him.


Jesus said, "My sheep listen to My voice; I know them and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never die. No one can snatch them away from Me. What my Father has given me is greater than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father's care. The Father and I are one." (John 10: 27-30)

These words captivated my mind so much that I found myself in the adoration room in the night without realizing it. I was supposed to go for the adult catechism class but I chose to give it a miss because I had an appointment at the hospital the next morning. I knew it was an excuse but I could not help it because I could not catch up no matter how hard I paid attention since my ears were unable to function fully. One senior catechist gestured to me that it did not matter as long as I had the faith in Jesus. I still remembered what the lecturer from my youth catechism class told me a few years ago: " *point at my crucifix necklace* As long as you have faith in God, you are very safe." Perhaps they were right but still I want to seek God with all my heart, thirsting and hungering for more knowledge about Jesus.

During the adoration room, my eyes caught the sight of the few titles while my hands were flipping through the pages of the bible for John 10. I came to, "The Promise of the Holy Spirit" (John 14), "Jesus the Real Vine" (John 15), "The World's Hatred" (John 15) and "The Work of the Holy Spirit"(John 16).


Jesus said,

"Whoever loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and my Father and I will come to him and live with him. Whoever does not love me does not obey my teaching"

(John 14: 23-24)

"Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid."

(John 14: 27)

"The world must know that I love my Father; that is why I do everything as He commands Me.

Come, let us go from this place"

(John 14: 31) This is the excellent answer for leaving the comfort zone to do the will of God.

"Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. You cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me"

(John 15:4)

"I am the vine, and you are the branches. Whoever remains in Me and I in him, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without Me."

(John 15:5)

"If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it."

(John 15:7)

"My Father's glory is shown by your bearing much fruit; and in this way you become my disciples."

(John 15:8)

"If the world hates you, just remember that it has hated me first. But I chose you from this world, and you do not belong to it; that is why the world hates you."

(John 15:18-19)

"The time will come when anyone who kills you, will think that by doing this he is serving God. People will do these things to you because they have not known either the Father or Me."

(John 16:2-3) This reminds me of 9/11 event in which Osama praised Allah for the cause.

"They are wrong about sin, because they do not believe in Me.; they are wrong about what is right because I am going to the Father and you will not see Me any more; and they are wrong about judgment, because the ruler of this world has already been judged."

(John 16:9-11)

"When the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, He will lead you into all the truth."

(John 16:13)