The people surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name. But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”  John 10:24-30

Precious words. When He says He is the Messiah, the Son of God, do you believe Him? Do you trust Him? Do you spend time with Him in repentance and thanksgiving, listening for His voice, and doing what He says?

Satan appears as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14) and will fool us if he can.  There may be times when his accusing voice is believable, but our faith and trust is in the One who promises never to leave us (John 14:16). The One who affirms that no one can ever snatch us away from Him. Do we believe the accuser of the brethren (Rev. 12:10), or the One who is “filled with unfailing love” (Psalm 103:8)?

It is critical to listen to the voice of the Savior. He is our only defense.  It is God’s word that tells us:

All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own.  Yet the Lord laid on Him the sins of us all. Isaiah 53:6

and

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Romans 3:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

Yes!

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  Acts 2:38

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Romans 10:9-10

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.  Colossians 2:6-7

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.      1 John 1:9