Your Master's voice - John 20:11-16

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  WHOSE VOICE DO YOU RECOGNIZE?

  As we were growing up we definitely could tell the difference between our mother or fathers voice and the voice of a stranger.

  Livestock are the same way.  When we would go to feed the cattle in the winter, drive out to the pasture and make the yell we usually did to feed them, the cattle would come running.

    Sheep in the ancient days could recognize the voice of their shepherd.  When shepherds would let their sheep graze together, when it was time to leave or go bed down, when the shepherd called out, his sheep would come to him.  Why?  They recognized his voice.

   Do you recognize the voice of the one who saved you?  Gave his life for you? The true son of God---Jesus?  Read this story about Mary at the tomb.

   

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.   13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”   “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.   15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”   Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”      16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”   She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

Mary Magdalene recognized Jesus' voice.  My question to you, friend, is do you recognize Jesus' voice and acknowledge when HE is talking to you?

  Take time my friend, stop, be silent, listen, and talk to God.  He wants to spend time visiting with you.

  Thank you for reading. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny