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The Good
Shepherd!
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I am the good shepherd. The
good shepherd gives His life for
the sheep. 12 But a hireling, he
who is not the shepherd, onewho does not own the sheep,
sees the wolf coming and leaves
the sheep and flees; and thewolf catches the sheep and
scatters them. John 10:11-12
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The hireling flees because he is
a hireling and does not care
about the sheep. 14 I am the
good shepherd; andI
know Mysheep, and am known by My
own. 15 As the Father knows Me,
even so I know the Father; and Ilay down My life for the sheep.
John 10:13-15
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The LORD ismy shepherd,
I shall not
want.Psalm 23:1
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He makes me liedown in green
pastures; He leads
me beside quietwaters. Psalm 23:2
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He restores my soul;He guides me in the
paths ofrighteousness For
His name's sake.Psalm 23:3
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Even though
Iwalkthrough the valley of the
shadow of death, I fear no
evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.Psalm 23:4
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You prepare a table beforeme in the presence of my
enemies; You have
anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Psalm 23:5
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Surely goodness andlovingkindness will follow
me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the
house of the LORD
forever.Psalm 23:4
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The one who wrotethis psalm had an
intimate knowledgeof what it meant to be
a shepherd.
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David spent all of hisgrowing up years
caring for his fatherssheep in the
pasturelands ofIsrael.
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He also had the perfect
opportunity to develop
his musical talents. God
and Sheep are a great
audience to share your
songs with.
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It is these earliest
experiences with God thatformed his life work. He
would be a shepherd notonly a flock of sheep but of
men and women as well.
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He learned towar protecting
his sheep.
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David said to Saul, "Let no man's
heart fail on account of him; yourservant will go and fight with this
Philistine. 33 Then Saul said to
David, "You are not able to goagainst this Philistine to fight with
him; for you are but a youth while
he has been a warrior from hisyouth.
1 Samuel 17:32-34
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But David said to Saul, "Your
servant was tending his father'ssheep. When a lion or a bear came
and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I
went out after him and attackedhim, and rescued it from his mouth;
and when he rose up against me, I
seized him by his beard and struckhim and killed him.
1 Samuel 17:34-35
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"Your servant has killed both the
lion and the bear; and thisuncircumcised Philistine will be like
one of them, since he has taunted
the armies of the living God. 37And David said, "The LORD who
delivered me from the paw of the
lion and from the paw of the bear,He will deliver me from the hand of
this Philistine."1 Samuel 17:36-37
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Our destiny is being
established from the momentof our conception. If we
understand ourcircumstances and if we are
seeking God all the events of
our lives we can find Godsredemptive purposes for our
lives.
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That is what David did. He
took what many would feel tobe a terrifying experience
never to be repeated andinstead saw it as an
opportunity for God to
demonstrate His power. Godloves this!
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So it was with one of the
most beautiful poems inthe world. He drew on
some of the most difficultand discouraging periods
of his life and saw Godfaithfully caring for him the
whole time.
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The LORD ismy shepherd,
I shall not
want.Psalm 23:1
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Agood shepherd is aconstant caregiver. David
saw Gods heart in his
own. One who is always
protecting, providing One
who is always giving Hispresence.
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He makes me liedown in green
pastures; He leadsme beside quiet
waters. Psalm 23:2
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When David wrotethese words he was a
fugitive on the run froma man who had
thousands of troopsand was determined to
kill him.
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He was living in cavesand living from day to
day in absolute fear. Sowhere were the green
pastures he was led byhis shepherd to?
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They were in his heart.
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I have found that therecan be an absolute
difference between ouroutward circumstances
and our inwardcondition.
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When we choose Godas our Good Shepherd
we are continually ledto a place of rest no
matter what ishappening outside us.
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It comes down tochoosing which reality
we will live in. Gods orours.
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He restores my soul;Psalm 23:3 a
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Gods restoration ofour soul is what
Jesus died for.
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Our own wrongchoices, the world,
and the enemy ofsouls continually eat
away at our inner life.
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But as the GoodShepherd Jesus
brings the restorationof our souls he paid
for with his life.
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He lays down his lifefor his sheep so that
they might find life.
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He guides me in thepaths of
righteousness ForHis name's sake.
Psalm 23:3
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David depended onGod to direct his life.
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He did so in a veryspecific way. He
prayed and believedGod would lead him.
And God did.
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Far to often I find thatwe pray without
expecting an answer.
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David knew better.His very life
depended on Godguiding him into safe
places.
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He knew a goodshepherd would do
that.
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And he believed thatGod would guide him
purposefully andspecifically.
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God delights in uspraying for His
specific guidanceand expecting him to
give it.
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Seeing God act ourour behalf through
answered prayer issuch a delight to our
souls.
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Even though
Iwalkthrough the valley of the
shadow of death, I fear no
evil, for You are with me;Your rod and Your staff,
they comfort me.Psalm 23:4
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David walked the valley ofthe shadow of death often.
As he speaks of it here we
understand the secret tothe life he found in God.
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He knew the realityof Gods presence
with him.
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Paul the apostlefound this same
secret:
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What then shall we say to
these things? If God is for us,
who is against us? 32 He
who did not spare His ownSon, but delivered Him over
for us all, how will He not
also with Him freely give us
all things? Romans 8:31
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In the midst of terrible trouble
David understood God was
as near. He was the good
shepherd that would neverleave him to the bears and
lions.
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Gods nearness was what
gave David the courage to
move ahead. It was what
delighted him. Godspresence was the quiet
waters and green pastures. It
was what restored his soul.
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You prepare a table beforeme in the presence of my
enemies; You have
anointed my head with oil;My cup overflows.
Psalm 23:5
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The banquet set by Godfor David did not remove
his enemy. But his enemy
could not hinder Davidfrom feasting with God.
Nor should it ever hinderus.
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How often do we feel thatlife keeps us from this
place of joy in our Lord.
Yet it is not true. It cankeep us from the table of
the Lord only if we focuson the it as the enemy.
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When we choose to liveour lives in the joy of
Gods presence we find
that the enemies of our lifeare subdued inside us.
They can not harm us.
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David ends the psalm by
affirming the reality of Gods
eternal care. These
momentary light afflictionsas Peter called them are
reminders that Gods
presence with us is the only
reality that matters.
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His lovingkindness, his
mercy, being invited as a
special guest to be with him
in his home forever makeseverything else
inconsequential.
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Surely goodness andlovingkindness will follow
me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in thehouse of the LORD
forever.Psalm 23:4
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And it is so because Jesus is
our Good Shepherd.
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