Psalm 23
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."
JOHN 10:11
Throughout history the comforting words of Psalm 23 have heartened people going through the "valley of the shadow of death." I was one of them. My "valley" was prison, but it was there that I met my Good Shepherd. While in one of the darkest times of my life, I actually came to know peaceful streams of His love from which to drink and green pastures of His care from which to eat. At all times my needs were provided for.
Jesus tells us in John 10 that He is the Good Shepherd who gives His life for the sheep. Paul tells us that God who freely gave us His own Son will also give us everything. If God gave us the greatest gift, wouldn't He also freely give us everything else we need to live out this life for His glory?
Christians and non-Christians alike get caught up in the fast-paced affairs of this world. We put our trust in elected officials, bosses, bank accounts, forgetting we have a Shepherd who cares for us like no one else and who gave all for us. Our life sentence was paid with His perfect life.
INSIGHT
TAKE SOME TIME TODAY TO PONDER PSALM 23, THANKING THE LORD THAT YOU ARE UNDER THE CARE OF THE GREAT SHEPHERD.
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Leviticus 17-18
Psalm 55
Luke 19
Psalm 23
A psalm of David.
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,[a]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death
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