“The Lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing.” Psalm 23: 1

My husband stood up in the middle of our conversation, opened the back door, walked onto the landing and yelled, “Taylor, come home for supper.” Reasonable perhaps, except that I was only six months pregnant with our first child! When Bill came back in the house he announced, “Yes, the name works. I like it.”

My husband knew that someday he would be shouting out that same name to a child who really did need to come home – to a boy who would respond to the voice of his dad. In the same way our Heavenly Father, also called Jehovah-Raah or The Lord my Shepherd, beckons us to Himself. Do you know the voice of the Great Shepherd?

A shepherd knows his sheep intimately and will go to great lengths to find a lost one, nurse a sick lamb back to health and protect and care for his flock. The Lord does the same for us. He leads by still waters. He restores weary souls. He feeds and guides along the right paths – all for my good, my safety and my well-being.

My role as His sheep is to listen and follow. God knows my name and is calling me to fullness of life in His fold where He provides and watches over. The Lord is my Shepherd.

Father, please help me to recognize, obey, and be comforted by your voice today.

Thought: Read and meditate on Psalm 23

By Shelaine Strom
Used by Permission
Read: A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by W. Phillip Keller

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Psalm 23 Reflection by  Kathy Cheek

Psalm 23  by Alec Niemi

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“Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything that I need”  Psalm 23:1

One night, just before bedtime, I was reading my Bible–Psalm 23. I meditated on the words of that Psalm. Because I was going through a particularly difficult time and felt very much alone, I wondered how to apply this Psalm to my life at this time .

Through the years, the Lord has at times given me forewarning of changes coming in our lives. Sometimes He speaks in a dream, sometimes through what other people say, and of course, the word. On this particular night, as I sat meditating on Psalm 23, God put a picture in my mind that was almost like a video clip.

In this picture I was a child – His child – and I was holding His hand as we were walking. He was very friendly and kind and I was very happy and content. We were climbing a hill out of a valley. We were near the top, but not quite there yet.

I looked up at Jesus and very excitedly asked Him, “What are we going to do now, Jesus?“.  Again He looked at me with that wonderful, kind smiling face. He didn’t answer my question but I knew our life would continue the great adventure with Him. A few months later, the truth of that picture began to become a reality.

Life is changing continually. We are not sure  what God has planned for us, but we know that Jesus is holding our hands as we go. We know that God is always with us.
Psalm 139:17-18 tells us,

“How precious it is, Lord, to realize that you are thinking about me constantly. I can’t even count how many times a day your thoughts turn towards me!“

Father, thank You for thinking about us all the time. There is no one who cares for us as much as You do. Amen.

By Katherine Kehler
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Further Reading

•  God Provides for His Own

•  Praying the 23rd Psalm for Yourself and Others

•  Salvation Explained

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