THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
Psalm 23 is a well-known Psalm, even if you don’t go to church, you will probably have heard it either at school, a wedding, a funeral or on tv religious programmes – for example ‘Songs of Praise’.
The first five words are: ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’
The dictionary definitions of these words are:-
The | The definite article – firm, clear |
Lord | One of the definitions is God or Jesus |
Is | Present tense, now |
My | Personal - belonging to me |
Shepherd | A person who provides, tends, cares, guides and watches over sheep |
In the New Testament (John 10 v 11-14), Jesus says ‘I am the Good Shepherd’ (twice). He provides, tends, cares, guides and watches over His people.
The Lord – only one God
Do you believe in the one and only God, who sent His Son, Jesus to die on the cross for the sins of the world, who rose from the grave and is now seated at the right hand of the Father, interceding for us?
Is He your Lord? (is – now – present)
If you feel He was your Lord and you have come away from Him, He is waiting for you to come back to Him. He will run to you with open arms, like the father in the Parable of the Prodigal Son.
Can you say He is ‘my’ Shepherd (personal)
Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? If not – ask Him to be your Saviour and Friend and then tell someone.
When we ask Jesus to be our Shepherd, our Saviour, we will still go through difficult circumstances, but we then have someone who goes through them with us, someone by our side.
Can you say ‘The Lord is my Shepherd’?
[written by Lynda Hunter]
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