Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer

February 20: Numbers 7; Psalm 23; Acts 27

Scripture: Psalm (NIV) 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He [My Shepherd] makes me lie down in green pastures, He [My Shepherd] leads me beside quiet waters, 3 He [My Shepherd] restores my soul.

Observation: As I read this chapter, my attention was drawn back to the first verse. David could have written, “I am the LORD’s sheep,” instead he wrote, “The LORD is my shepherd.” It came to me that the emphasis is not on what the LORD possesses, but on what David possessed. The emphasis is not on what belongs to the LORD, but on what belonged to David.

Application: Do I even have a small understanding of what I possess? I want the LORD take joy in the fact that I am His sheep as I take joy in the fact that He is my Shepherd.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, keep revealing to me the riches of what I possess in Christ Jesus—the great value of what I possess now and what awaits me in eternity. Amen

Pastor Leon

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