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The Lord is My Shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want…” Psalm 23:1

In this season of COVID 19, with societal unrest and the fear it drives, for those in the kingdom of God it should be different. King David intimately stated, “…I’ve been young, now I’m old and I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging bread...” (Psalm 37:25). If anyone knew God’s provisions David did! In Psalm 23, David speaks to God’s work of discipleship that prepares us to walk daily in the “valley” of day to day life.

In verses 1-3 of this Psalm, David speaks to the ongoing rudiments of what a loving relationship looks like between the Shepherd (Jesus) and His sheep (us). David says, “The Lord is my Shepherd…”

First, in the Shepherd-sheep relationship submission is a given, but it is also a discipline. David knows that Jesus governs his life. David makes it very personal, and we too must make it personal and intimate as Jesus leads us through the wilderness of uncertainty.

Verses 2 and 3 speak to our obedient submission to Jesus. We learn the disciplines of laying down (peace of heart) in green pastures (eating truth for our spirit) when calamity and chaos are the call of the culture.

Finally, we need to have a restored soul daily to help us endure the trials of cultural tensions. When we are led by someone else’s thinking or even worse, our own thinking we are headed for destruction. We need a soul renewed by truth (Col. 3:10) each day to walk the paths of righteousness as stated, “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness…” (2 Tim. 3:16).

David said he feared no evil, for God was with him. We too must know that God will never leave us, He takes each step with us. The “rod and staff” are symbolic of authority and strength. A prepared table in adversity, an anointed head in our thinking and a full cup for sustenance are all provided by God as we live truth.

Finally, David is well aware that God’s goodness and mercy will be a part of every disciple’s nature when we belong to Him.

What a comfort it is to know that the Lord is our Shepherd!

Prayer: Lord, we thank you for the grace and mercy you provide so that we may live in You as Your shepherding care consumes us.

We thank You, In Jesus Name, Amen.

Written by Pastor Milton Harding
milton@agapaisolutions.com

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