Know our God…..He is….. Jehovah Rohi….Lord my shepherd

If ever there is a Psalm that is a practical guide to living, following Jesus  Christ and by being mindful of all that entails, it is this one.

Psalm 23

          1 The LORD is my shepherd; for we like sheep have gone astray and the LORD lays our iniquities upon Jesus our Shepherd. I shall not want…………for you fill us, you transform us, you meet our every need.you provide.

          2 He makes me lie down in green pastures;…….He gives us rest, making time by grace for us to sleep and as we do, He is busy doing his magnificent work.

 He leads me beside still waters,…………for there you give us peace to quieten our minds for you said “peace I leave with you, the peace I give to you; not as the world gives to you. Let not your heart be troubled,                    neither let it be afraid.

  3 He restores my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake…………..

He gives restoration to our soul for though we are a new creature life will have left its mark we get damaged by life, but the Lord restores and as we walk in love and peace with one another and see a brother or sister beat down by a situation we are to bring restoration in a spirit of meekness.

He leads me in paths of righteousness as we follow the Shepherd remain focused on him we walk on. God will not fail to lead us right.

 4. Yea though I walk through the valley of the Shadow of death,………knowing that Jesus leads us we can rest assured he knows where he is going because He is already there, and by the leading .and following of the Holy Spirit,  His word concerning us will not return void.

 I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and Your staff comfort me……………… We have been made righteous by the Blood of Jesus and not of ourselves, our security comes from the shepherd, for we lay down like sheep when not afraid. even our sleep is sweet because we’re not afraid. are we not Victorious in       Christ Jesus.

 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies:………..Not only are we comforted in the assurance of the Shepherd’s rod of protection but also the staff for rescue which enforces that comfort and to think that the Shepherd leads his flock to the best places for food in the presence of any predator.No weapon formed against us shall prosper.

You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over…… You anoint our heads with your Holy Spirit protecting us from the flies that whisper and try to bite into our thought life and keep us from butting heads.

As we follow the Shepherd there is an abundance and as we have more than enough here we can follow. the example of the Shepherd and give, give out of the overflow.

  6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:……………Oh, what confidence we can have in the Shepherd for His mercies are new every day and he is eternally good.

We can have a confidence for surely his goodness and mercy follow us for it says we shall dwell in the  house of the  Lord forever. We have the assurance of Romans 8 “nothing can separate us from the Love of God”.

Say this prayer if you would like Jesus to become your Shepherd.

Dear Lord Jesus, I recognise that my life is meaningless without you I recognise that i am a sinner and I repent of my sins today and ask that you would become my Lord and saviour and become the Shepherd of my life in Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.