John 10:3 To Him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
Jesus calls us by name. He knows your name! Jesus goes on in v.10 to say the enemy comes to steal, kill and destroy but He has come to give us life more abundantly and the 'life more abundantly' part comes from knowing the voice of your Good Shepherd and He calls you by name.
If ever you have felt like you're being passed over remember that the One who upholds all things by the word of His power is upholding you and knows who you are and where you are. This verse reminds us He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
The Psalmist says in Psalm 23 that He leads us beside the still waters along paths of righteousness for His Name's sake. So you can have confidence that wherever He leads you today as long as you're listening to His voice you will be at the right place at the right time and you will be blessed.
Psalm 23 goes on to say that 'surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life'. So as Jesus leads us, as we follow His voice, so we will walk in paths that drip with blessings and be followed and overtaken by His goodness and mercy. How wonderful is that! We shall walk in the favour of God because we are one of His sheep and He knows your name.
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