30/08/2020

Psalm 23 and 27
The Lord is my shepherd

The book of Psalms addresses all the feelings one could experience, challenges we might face and also offers guidance for serving the Lord. Let’s spend some time and discuss these over the next few days or weeks, depending on how the Lord leads us.”

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not [lack] want.” (Ps 23 v 1)

Only God can provide us with enough to be content, while giving us rest for our weary souls. There is no other worldview that can offer this, where you don’t have to perform good deeds, in order to outweigh the bad ones, so that one can receive blessings in this life and as a result gain access to eternal life.

Regardless of our circumstances, He gives us peace and offers grace in abundance, should we allow Him to guide us in His paths of righteousness. I choose to follow after His Spirit, leading me into ALL truth, knowing His goodness and loving kindness will follow me, all the days of my life (vers 6)

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread?” (Ps 27 v 1)

No fear for war, whether earthly or spiritual can overcome us, when the Lord is our defense. No enemy, plotting against you, will prevail when God is your refuge. There is nothing in this life, that can cause us to be shaken, if our confidence is in Christ.

Seek the Lord’s face, draw near to Him and wait for the Lord, i.e. wait for deliverance. He will never leave you, nor forsake you. He will not hide His face from you, when you meditate on His word(s) day and night. Our only purpose should be to know the Lord intimately, through fellowship with Him. He is the God of your salvation!

This concludes our study of Psalms, although there are many more topics to address at a later stage, it seemed fitting to finish with the well known and very popular Psalm 23. I trust this journey has been a blessing upon your life. Remember you purpose as a child of God. The only thing in this life that (really) matters is to know Him and to make Him known. AMEN

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by “The Lockman Foundation“