This confidence rests in the promise of God, the finished work of the Redeemer and the sealing of the Holy Ghost. And the Discourse which followed, ere He once more left Jerusalem, is of the same character. When the Lord is your shepherd, he provides everything that you need. "Innocent until proven guilty" - that phrase is a simplified expression of how the legal system in this country is supposed to work. 2. "I thank God," says the one, "that ever I was born," because he can take the 23rd Psalm, and in the 23rd Psalm he can read the history of his inward life. 1 John 3:9. The Good Shepherd has come to seek and to save the lost. Click here for more messages from the Psalm 23 Series. The Collection and Divisions: In all probability the book of one hundred and fifty psalms, as it now stands, was compiled by Ezra about 450 B.C. 3 He renews my strength. So, in Christ, you are encircled in the love of Christ. He will guide you to springs of living water (Rev 7:17). If Saul hear it, he will kill me. You will have frequently to go there, to plead the great Sacrifice. These are just the two things into which God's beneficence, generally considered, naturally divides itself. Verse 1 - "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" - is really the theme of the whole Psalm. The original is 'lead gently.' And when I yield this mortal breath, My soul into Thy hands commend, And pass the vale and shade of death, Thy staff and rod my path attend: Mercy and goodness then shall be My song to all eternity. Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.--Ps. Soon on wings, on wings of love, My transported soul shall rise, Like the home-returning dove, Vanishing through boundless skies; Then, where death shall be no more, Sin nor suffering e'er molest, All James MontgomerySacred Poems and Hymns, The Lord the Good Shepherd. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. We are once again in Capernaum. The guiding God: or the picture of the leading. Age is a thing that may be very beautiful. He does not say, "The Lord is the shepherd of the . THE SHEPHERD AND HIS SHEEP. 4. It leads me beside troubled waters. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Remember, David has already said that the Good Shepherd leads His sheep. I have turned my face toward the Lord, but my yesterdays pursue me like a relentless hound! They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand, (John 10:28). There are places in Scripture that are powerful, so deep, that to recite them is to experience them. When we began this series, I set out two aims: To encourage and to entice. The Lord is my Shepherd, nor want shall I know; I feed in green pastures, safe-folded I rest; He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, Restores me when wandering, redeems when opprest. I. GOODNESS. Let us ponder one weighty verse, The Valley of the Shadow of Death.--Psalm xxiii. 4The Valley of the Shadow of Death.--Psalm xxiii. Intro: The Lord could have compared His people to anything in the world.He could have said, "My people are like bears, they are strong!" He could have said, "My people are like lions, they are courage, fearless and brave!" He could have said, "My people are like foxes because they are so shrewd and wise." He could have even said, "My people are like . "Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me? It will challenge their intellects, fire their imaginations and stimulate their industry. I. Age is a thing that may be very beautiful. As he was taking care of his father's sheep, lying on his back in a lush green field beside a gently flowing stream, he penned the words of this . This language implies the assurance, on his part, of the existence of a state of future blessedness. And then the last line of verse 6 reminds us of heaven. I. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. This summer my sister went with my family and I to New Hampshire. Enlarge it towards the west, where the sun of our life is gently dipping towards the grave, in a life of preparedness. And this is how the Good Shepherd keeps us close to Himself. Wherever He may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. The sheep follow him, and behind them are two sheepdogs chasing after the stragglers, and keeping the flock close to the shepherd. 3 He restores my soul. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, (Psalm 23:6). When the Lord is your shepherd, His love surrounds you now and forever. Psalm 23:1-6 shows us the Lords provision for his people. II. If we turn to the fourth Gospel in which the Holy Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of Glory, The Great ShepherdHe shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. "Good" and "God" in Anglo-Saxon are the same word. These are just the two things into which God's beneficence, generally considered, naturally divides itself. It promises much, but it always disappoints. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Work while it is day. Denomination: When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. In the second part of the Psalm we have another figure a different sort of allegory altogether. I. Aggravation from Saul, opposition from the Philistines, the pressures of leading a divided nation, trouble in his own family, not to mention the sins that plagued his own heart. It is a rich study from the perspective of a shepherd on Psalm 23. There are foes in my yesterdays which can give me fatal wounds. [8] From the hymn, The King of Love My Shepherd Is, Henry Williams Baker, (1821-77). The Good Shepherd has two sheepdogs; one is called Goodness. The other is called Mercy.. In giving this emphatic testimony to the nobleness of mercy David does but voice the dearest assurances of the human heart concerning the omnipotence of love. The Lord guards me. All the topics of the former Discourses are now resumed and applied. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin." --Ps. The Lord is my Shepard. As we all know, a "shepherd" looks after sheep. "I shall not want." 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Its guilt dogs my steps. Note the number of psalms in Books 1 and 2. Lets take a look at these two lovely sheepdogs: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. "I thank God," says the one, "that ever I was born," because he can take the 23rd Psalm, and in the 23rd Psalm he can read the history of his inward life. Carey: Henry Carey, 1723 Psalm 23 Joseph Addison, 1712 DOXOLOGY The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard . But God raised Him up and exalted Him to the highest place. There will be the going in and out, and finding pasture - all through; but the end is not here, but above. And when the sheep are gathered, the shepherd will lead them, and the dogs will bring up the rear. MERCY. (Psalm 23:1-6) Introduction. "Shall follow me." ", 2. fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided Me a king among his sons. Mercies Remembered and Anticipated. What will the next world be like? But not so man: man is a rational being. They are not in any way softened or modified, but uttered in accents of Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Discourse on the Good Shepherd. They can stab me in the back! INTRODUCTION: We are starting a brief three-week series Psalm 23 today, and I am so excited. xxiii. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. ), 1. I. In David's mind this is speaking of his ability to be in God's temple in Jerusalem. They are not in any way softened or modified, but uttered in accents of, (Jerusalem, December, a.d. Psalm 23 is an exercise in faith. Psalm 23:1-6 How God Empowers Me is a sermon which shows from Psalm 23 how God can empower you through a personal relationship with Him. xxiii. The Collection and Divisions: In all probability the book of one hundred and fifty psalms, as it now stands, was compiled by Ezra about 450 B.C. The superscription of Psalm 23 says that it is "A Psalm of David." Many think that David wrote this psalm as a young teenager, when he was a shepherd. The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. They were originally used as songs in the Jewish Temple Worship. Goodness to creatures; mercy to sinful creatures. All shall be well. Worship In The Wilderness. It is a delightful passion. And God will wipe away all tears from your eyes. What credentials does he have to be my shepherd, my owner, my manager? You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Whatever happens in your work, your family, with your health or with your money, whatever happens in our country, if the Lord is your Shepherd, you will always be able to say, Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me; And in Gods house for evermore my dwelling-place shall be.[7], And so, through all the length of days Thy goodness faileth never Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise Within Thy house forever.[8]. 4-6. Its sins are ever at my heels. The Lord is my shepherd -. Psalm 23:5Whitehouse church of Christ - Alabamahttps://thewhitehousechurchofchrist.com/https://www.facebook.com/whitehousechurchofchrist/whitehouse@thewhiteh. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. The picture of Moses and the children of Israel singing, and Miriam and the women answering: a gush of national pride and of worship! And I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever. But the treatment has been so extremely imperfect, in view of the importance of that section, that a few further remarks must be made. Beware of sinking into the vortex of selfishness, and burying your mercies in the grave of forgetfulness. Whether or not you want to hear Psalm 23, we all need the truth of Psalm 23 because Psalm 23 is about Jesus, and he's the one we want to see. In the wilderness unwatered, In the lonely land, This the feast of God made ready By His mighty Hand; Thither came I, spent and weary, Hungry and athirst, From the wastes of thorn and thistle Of the land accursed, Frances BevanHymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others, Christian Standing and Christian ProgressPHILIPPIANS iii. We're taking about believers: about actual Christian experience. Why will any of us be in heaven? Psalm 23 is one of those places. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, (Psa 103 1-2). Mercy is God not giving us what we do deserve. --PSALM xxiii. The Lamb of God is the Lion of Judah. The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. Sustaining mercy. In the midst of affliction my table is spread; With blessings unmeasured my cup James MontgomerySacred Poems and Hymns, Mercies Remembered and Anticipated. Protecting mercy. Man is never satisfied here. And the Discourse which followed, ere He once more left Jerusalem, is of the same character. This also is characteristic of the Divine relation to man. Other psalms describe crises as "an army [en]camped against me," or "the foundations are destroyed," or "the waters have come up to my neck," and so on (Psalms 27:3; 11:3; 69:1). God often uses material things to speak to us about spiritual things. Heres why eternal life will never be dull. And the other man, though he had great ability and great genius, and had a long and wonderful life, which, however, nobody would say, or pretend to say, that he spent it in walking with God, he says, "I wish that I had never been born." Theres only one reason: The Good Shepherd came to seek and to save the lost. Most of us learned it as children in Sunday School, can say it by memory with a little help, have . When John was given a glimpse of what it will be like when all of Gods redeemed people are gathered in His presence, he says, they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. Then, he tells us that, For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water (Rev 7:17). IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, OR BY WHAT PERSONS, THIS STATEMENT MAY BE PROPERLY MADE. ^d 1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the parties whom he was addressing in the last section], He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But although it may seem like it at first, it isn't a drastic shift. If a family needed a shepherd, it was always the youngest son, like David, who got this unpleasant assignment. I want to end where we began. The Twenty-Third Psalm is one of the best-loved and most well-known sections in the entire Bible. The relationship you have with Jesus in this world will continue forever. And my cup is always empty. His first thought is I shall not want but by the end, he is able to say something even better: Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. It ruins my soul. Let us ponder one weighty verse, Handley C. G. MoulePhilippian Studies, The Valley of the Shadow of Death. Everything good in your life comes from the loving hands of God. When you dwell in the house of the Lord, faith will be turned to sight. In death's dark vale I fear no ill With VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA, The Shepherd and the Fold Thou hast guided them in Thy strength unto Thy holy habitation.' Doing the Right Thing Psalm 23:1-3NLT The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. Because of Gods goodness, and because of Gods mercy, because the Lord leads me, restores me, guards me and sustains me, I will walk with Him, worship Him, love Him, and serve Him, all the days of my life. "For ever with the Lord!Amen, so let it be;Life from the dead is in that word,'Tis immortality." I t is not easy for those, whose habits of life are insensibly formed by the customs of modern times, to conceive any adequate idea of the pastoral life, as obtained in the eastern countries, before that simplicity of manners, which characterized the early ages, was corrupted, by the artificial and false refinements of luxury. But man is not a mere intellectual being; he is a moral being, a spiritual being, and therefore he cannot dwell here. 4. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. Gods kindness is meant to lead you to repentance (Rom 2:4). Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh, The Shepherd-King'And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt them mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel! Thus, when our Lord says, Behold, I come as a thief (Revelation 16:15) , --common sense will fix the resemblance to a single point, that He will come suddenly, and unexpectedly. iv. "And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. -- Psalm 23:4. Day and night, summer and winter, in fair weather and foul, they labored to nourish, guide, and protect the sheep. It begins with these words, I bind unto myself today, the strong name of the Trinity. David says in Psalm 27, One thing I have asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, (Psalm 27:4). I. There may be loss of health, of property, of friends; there may be unknown trials. The Purposes: 1. As one scholar said, "The psalm itself is green pasture; the psalm itself is still water; the psalm itself restores my soul." Hear it again in the joyous voice of a . But he said, "my" shepherd. "Hath He promised, and shall He not bring it to pass?" And Davids faith is strengthened as he takes in what the Lord does for him. In verse 5, the metaphor has changed. The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God. It is your hops and desire, and, please God, it will be your privilege, to dwell much in the house of the Lord. At the beginning, the psalmist begins with a picture of the shepherd and the sheep, but the psalmist doesn't leave us with the metaphor, he brings to an actuality. II. lxiii. 13. PHILIPPIANS iii. In the midst of affliction my table is spread; With blessings unmeasured my cup. The joys you experience in life remain with you. It is really astonishing to see how very seldom, in a professing Christian country, this question is seriously entertained, and on what slight and trivial grounds men are contented to take it for granted that all is safe with them. The Psalms are filled with affirmations of God's love for us: Psalm 13:5, 31:7, 86:5, 136 - 25 times. Who is the Lord? Read the Scripture: Psalm 23:5-6. That is . So I have an enemy in the John Henry JowettMy Daily Meditation for the Circling Year, The Kingdom UndividedTHE POETICAL BOOKS: Psalms Page Song of Solomon Page Proverbs Page THE PSALMS I. III. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, -- He knows the way He taketh, And I will walk with Him. The "I Am. 25. What is heaven like? xxiii. To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided Me a king among his sons. Now, in context, the sheep here is apparently returning to the shepherd's house. So, think about what that will be like when you have been in heaven for a million, million agesTo put what he says, simply, the more you know of God the more you will see of His beauty, and the more you see His beauty, the more you will love Him. But why would you run when you are being chased by goodness and mercy? Where streams of living water flow My ransomed soul he leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The Purposes: 1. My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear of death has fallen upon me.--Ps. And when we are in the Fathers house, Jesus prayer will be answered. Heres what that means: The Good Shepherd became one with the sheep. The Lord brings me back. III. 1. When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. But even when I walk through the darkest valley, my Shepherd will be with me. Words continue to come to David as he thinks about what it means for the Lord to be His Shepherd The Lord leads me. "How great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for the children of men. (Psalm 23:1) Introduction: Dr. Charles Allen, beloved Methodist minister, tells the story of a friend who came to see him one day. 4. One of the joys of farming life where I come from, are the dogs that chase after the sheep. God is our shepherd, and we are his sheep. The Shepherd is in front of the sheep. Psalm 23:1-3. Let it be a life of patient witness for God. The Return to Capernaum - Healing of the Centurion's Servant. The scenario is a thrilling one: brilliant minds in powerful bodies in a transformed universe.[5]. In death's dark vale I fear no ill With. "Surely," etc. In facts from Christian and philosophical standpoints it has been demonstrated that the infallible Supreme Ruler of all human spirits has made His final provision for the safety of each and every individual soul for its temporal and eternal welfare. 1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. They were originally used as songs in the Jewish Temple Worship. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. Shepherds had to live with the sheep twenty-four hours a day, and the task of caring for them was unending. He became the Lamb: The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, (John1:29). Like some chemical characters, in certain temperatures they are illegible; but raise the temperature and they appear in all their reality. And when he looks beyond the days of his life in this world he sees what comes after: The joy of eternity in the immediate presence of the Lord. Try, Mapping 'fault Lines' In America - Micah 3, 5 Ways To Grow Your Church's Congregation, My Sermon With A Little Bit Of Bible Thrown In. Evil will be overthrown. He restores my soul. But the Lord picks me up. This statement actually shook the readers of biblical times because the temptation in ancient Israel was to speak only about "our" God, ( Deuteronomy 6:4) forgetting that the God of Israel is also the God of individuals. "Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity," etc. Reasoning from the past to the future, he says, "Because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice." James MontgomerySacred Poems and Hymns, The Lord My Pasture Shall Prepare[1200]Carey: Henry Carey, 1723 Psalm 23 Joseph Addison, 1712 DOXOLOGY The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. And who knows what the future holds? xxiii. What a grand triumphal ode! It brings to mind all that is true of you in Christ. My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my heart.--Ps. Your experience in heaven will be very different from your life in this world, but your relationship with Jesus will be the same. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever" (Psalm 23:6). If we turn to the fourth Gospel in which the Holy, He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. As he was taking care of his fathers sheep, lying on his back in a lush green field beside a gently flowing stream, he penned the words of this memorable psalm. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers. He leads me beside still waters. "And God said unto Moses, I am, that I am: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you" (Exod. In one John WesleySermons on Several Occasions, Joy'The fruit of the Spirit is joy.' 2. W. McGarveyThe Four-Fold Gospel, The Return to Capernaum - Healing of the Centurion's Servant. 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