Christ is the Great Shepherd. Psalm 23

 

Psalm 23 – Christ is the Great Shepherd

 

David the king never forgot David the boy. When he came close to the end of his life, he looked back upon his past life. It was then that he wrote this Psalm.

Life had beaten, battered, baffled, and bludgeoned this man. He was a hardened soldier, a veteran who knew victory, privation, and hardship. He was tested and tried. We have here the fruit and the mature judgment born of a long life.

There is nothing between man’s soul and God. By the authority of His redemptive work, His death and resurrection, you can trust Him and call Him your Shepherd. My Shepherd sees to it that I won’t want for protection. He protects me. The security of the believer rests upon the Shepherd. And the believer’s deduction rests upon his declaration.

When sheep are lying down in green pastures, it means they have their tummies full. And Christ is our sufficiency. We need rest in our days, not so much physical or mental rest but rest of the soul.

David knew that he had sinned, he was that little lost sheep that had strayed from the fold, and his Shepherd had restored him. Our Shepherd leads us in right paths, and it is up to us to follow Him. When a person is born, he starts down a great canyon, and that canyon is the valley of the shadow of death. All the while I walk through that valley, I will fear no evil. If one of our loved ones die as a child of God, this is our courage and comfort. We can know that the Shepherd is always with us, and even at the time of death.

He gives us gentle reproof and severe rebuke. He has a rod for our defense, but he also has a staff for our direction. Our Shepherd promises spiritual blessings. He wants our joy to be full.

John 14:2-3 the Lord says to us, “…I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”

 

Please read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.

If you have missed any lessons, you can go to: God Plans For You at https://sherrysouthard.blogspot.com.

J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.