John 10:3,5

What: The watchman opens the gate for Him, and the sheep listen to His voice. He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out... But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice.

Apply: If we are not the sheep of Jesus' flock, we won't recognize (can't recognize) Hisvoce, so we'll be lead away by the thief or the stranger, the "one who clims in some other way" (vs 1b). But if we instead flee from that stranger's voice and respond to Jesus' voice, then we know we are His own. If we listen to His voice, which implies obediance (John 14:21), and flee from the thief (James 4:7) then we know that we truly are His.

We are compelled to follow the the voice of Christ and repelled by the voice of the thief.

Reference Verses:
John 14:21 - Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.

James 4:7 - Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

2 Timothy 2:22 - Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

1 Corinthians 10:14 - Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.