My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (John 10:27). On December 4, 2007, the day before Andy Williams turned 80 years old, I saw him on a morning TV show from Branson, MO, singing Most Wonderful Time of the Year. It reminded me not only of Christmas being near, but of an incident in my life long ago. Some buddies and I were at the Los Angeles airport in 1959, or 1960, and one of the guys spotted Andy Williams walking hurriedly across the airport, evidently to catch a plane. We went over and talked to him. He was very cordial to us, in spite of one rather tipsy friend saying to him “Andy, you have something on your shirt. Don’t you know this isn’t good for your image?” He said with a laugh “I’m sorry, I’ll try to do better.” So I chimed in, trying to be friendly “Andy, I just love your record Portrait of my Love, It’s a great song.” Andy said “You are right; it is a great song, only I didn’t sing it. It was Steve Lawrence.” I was a little embarrassed. I felt about three inches high!
I was not a Christian at that time, but today, I see an object lesson in that incident. I heard a voice that sounded like Andy Williams singing a song, but it wasn’t. There was a difference I hadn’t noticed in the voices, though similar. By contrast, Jesus said “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (John 10:27). When we hear His voice, as His sheep, we make no mistake – we follow Him and not another because He knows us, and draws us. His sheep are not interested in following another.
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