The Lord is My Shepard
Psalms 23
Christopher A. Bradley
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The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD
Forever.
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How wonderful it is to have the Lord as our Shepard. The responsibility of the shepard is to feed,
protect, and comfort his sheep. As the Lord’s sheep we need to take note of how great it is to be in
the fold. He was born to set us free from the captivity of sin. He was born to give us victory over
death. As the Lord’s sheep it is imperative that we follow Him constantly, never staying from His
protection and always obeying His commands.
When we obey His command and follow Him, He leads us to a place of safety, bountiful blessings,
and most importantly eternal rest. Keep in mind that His goodness and mercy follows us as we
follow Him. There are many things that we say that we do not mean literally, but we say them
figuratively. A phase like “you are so silly” is often used in a humorous manner. However,
the one declaration we should make today and forever more is that “Lord is my Shepard”.
Make it known to the world that the Lord is the only Shepard in your life an He will make you
known before His Father in heaven.
Agape
Orginally printed in the bulletin on November 18, 2007