Has this ever happened to you?

You’re driving along listening to a CD. All of a sudden, the disc starts to wobble and the words come out garbled. Did the CD just suffer a mini-stroke?

What would you do?

My first instinct was to check the surface of the CD for scratches. None.

Could there have been a glitch in the recording process? Possibly. How do you verify it, though?

So I took it out and replaced it with another CD, after a thorough inspection for scratch marks.

The first couple of tracks played perfectly. Then the symptoms started to re-surface–skipping, sliding and slurring. What was going on? Could it be a flaw in the professional recording and/or manufacturing process? Not likely.

Upon repeating the process one final time with yet another specimen, my inner rocket scientist could finally concede that the problem was not with the recorder, but with the player.

At the suggestion of a friend, I got a cleaning CD and ran it through a couple of times. Voila! No more mini-strokes.

Jesus says in John 10:27: “My sheep hear my voice.” No ifs ands or buts. No riders attached. Every follower (sheep) of Jesus (the Good Shepherd) hears his voice. Period.

So, if we are not able to hear his voice clearly, if we experience interruptions in the flow, if there is any kind of hindrance, interference or uneven modulation…is it fair to say that the problem is not with him but with us?

Isn’t it possible that there is something in us that needs to be removed? The dirt of sin, residue from past hurts, dust particles of doubt, _____________(feel free to fill in the blanks), etc.

As Jesus said: “First clean the inside.” (Matthew 23:26)

Methinks it would be wise to check the player before we blame the recorder.  Whaddyathink?

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