He calleth his
own sheep by name, ... and the sheep follow him: for they
know his voice. John 10:3,4.
Two things Cha-cha the
parrot loved more than anything else in the world: sitting
on the back porch in the sun and playing pranks on Corky,
the collie who slept at the foot of the steps.
Cha-cha listened to
his master's voice when the farmer ordered the collie to
fetch the cows each evening and to later return them to the
field. Cha-cha, being a bird too smart for his feathers,
discovered that he could imitate the farmer's voice and
Corky would obey.
Throughout the hot,
summer days the parrot would tell the dog to bring in the
cows, then a short time later order him to return them to
the field. After a week or two poor Corky was exhausted. So
were the cows. Their milk production dropped from all the
exercise, and Corky hardly had enough energy left to crawl
to his bowl for his supper.
Cha-cha's fun stopped
when the farmer discovered what the bird was doing and moved
Cha-cha's perch to the porch on the other side of the house.
Parrots and collies,
shepherds and sheep--the difference is that we can be
smarter than Corky. By knowing God's Word, we will recognize
the difference between His voice and that of precocious
parrots or deceitful demons.
