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 is drawn to the first verse. David could have written, “I am the LORD’s sheep,” instead he wrote, “The LORD is my shepherd.”
It cames to me that the emphasis is not on what the LORD possesses, but on what David possesses. The emphasis is not on what belongs to the LORD, but on what belongs to David.
DAVID HAS A SHEPHERD! His Shepherd is the LORD! His Shepherd provides for Him. His Shepherd protects him. His Shepherd leads him! He has a shepherd worth following!
APPLICATION: Do I even have a small understanding of what I possess? I want the LORD to take as much joy in the fact that I am His sheep as I take joy in the fact that He is my Shepherd.
I know that the LORD knows me; but how well do I know 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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