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Sabbath in the Psalms

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15 Days

The Good Shepherd

Day 4

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“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.”

Psalm 23:1

The role of the Shepherd is to tend to the sheep. So when the Scripture says that the Lord is our shepherd, it is saying that he tends to us. He sees us and cares for us better than we can care for ourselves. When we go astray, He pulls us back. When enemies approach, they come against His rod. When we’re with Him, we “shall not want.” In a world of wanting, where we are prone to wander, this Shepherd alone can satisfy our deepest desires. This satisfaction is found less in what He gives and more in who He is. In fact, God is more committed to doing something in us than giving something to us. The Shepherd Himself is the source of our delight and security, so lay down and stop looking elsewhere, resting securely under the tending of the Good Shepherd.

Reflect + Apply:

What do you find yourself wanting most? Why? Take some time to lay this at the Lord’s feet and meditate on the fact that the Lord is your Shepherd. Choose one facet of his character to replace this want and cling to this throughout your day.

Prayer

Father, forgive my quickly wandering and too often wanting heart. Thank you for giving us all we need in who you are. Help me to believe that when I have You, I have enough.

Scripture References

15This is what the Sovereign

Lord

, the Holy One of Israel, says:

“In repentance and rest is your salvation,

in quietness and trust is your strength,

but you would have none of it.

1Blessed is the one

who does not walk in step with the wicked

or stand in the way that sinners take

or sit in the company of mockers,

2but whose delight is in the law of the

Lord

and who meditates on his law day and night.

11You make known to me the path of life;

you will fill me with joy in your presence,

with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

7Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

but we trust in the name of the

Lord

our God.

1The

Lord

is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

8Taste and see that the

Lord

is good;

blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

9Fear the

Lord

, you his holy people,

for those who fear him lack nothing.

5Why, my soul, are you downcast?

Why so disturbed within me?

Put your hope in God,

for I will yet praise him,

my Savior and my God.

10for every animal of the forest is mine,

and the cattle on a thousand hills.

1Hear my cry, O God;

listen to my prayer.

2From the ends of the earth I call to you,

I call as my heart grows faint;

lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

3For you have been my refuge,

a strong tower against the foe.

10Better is one day in your courts

than a thousand elsewhere;

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

1Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2I will say of the

Lord

, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

1Praise the

Lord

, my soul;

all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2Praise the

Lord

, my soul,

and forget not all his benefits—

3who forgives all your sins

and heals all your diseases,

4who redeems your life from the pit

and crowns you with love and compassion,

5who satisfies your desires with good things

so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

50My comfort in my suffering is this:

Your promise preserves my life.

1Unless the

Lord

builds the house,

the builders labor in vain.

Unless the

Lord

watches over the city,

the guards stand watch in vain.

1How good and pleasant it is

when God’s people live together in unity!

7They celebrate your abundant goodness

and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

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