The other night, I was watching an episode of the BBC's Blue Planet with my daughter on "Frozen Seas." It told the story of how female emperor penguins and their chicks can find each other in the midst of a continuously noisy environment of thousands of other penguins squawking away. They have an innate ability to recognize each other's voices. What seemed extraordinary to me was that the chicks could recognize their mother's voices even though they'd never heard it before as the mothers are out at sea when their eggs hatch.
I'm struck by how this image from nature that is in the consciousness of people today because of recent documentaries seems to capture the essence of what Jesus was talking about with the "Good Shepherd" metaphor. "My Sheep Know My Voice" Jesus says.
Questions for devotion and conversation:
Do you know the voice of your Shepherd? What are the recognizable characteristics of Jesus' voice?
John 10:10 states, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly."
Who are the thieves that Jesus is referring to in this passage? Who are the thieves in our world today that seek to keep us from living into God's abundant life? For that matter, what is the nature of the abundant life that Jesus gives?
Thanks for blogging with me!
In Christ,
Chris Steubing
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