“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures”
The Good Shepherd puts us in a very good place. Do you believe that? Are you experiencing it? As you look around your life do you see “green pastures”? There is a certain amount of faith and trust that is required for us to see these green pastures that God has put us in. For many of us, we look around at our circumstances and see a dry and weary land. Where are the green pastures?
The Scripture declares that, if the Lord is our Shepherd than He puts us into “green pastures”. Why do we have a hard time seeing them? For some it may be the proverbial “greener” grass of others. We look over the fence at what we do not have and what others do and we cannot appreciate the blessings we have been given. For some it is the “half empty” syndrome. “Yes, the grass is green but it’s really not my color”. Whatever the reason, according to the Bible, it is a matter of perspective.
God knows your circumstances and has gone to great lengths to make sure that we have all we need to experience the blessings that come in green pastures. Yet many would say they are not experiencing that. In Psalm 23 David is trying to give us that divine perspective. That is one of the reasons that this Psalm has given so much comfort for thousands of years to believers. The Lord is our Shepherd. He meets our needs. We can rest (lie down) in His arms (green pastures).
My friend, if the Lord is your Shepherd, He has put you in a very good place. Ask God to open your eyes today that you may see and rejoice and rest in this truth. The Good Shepherd has laid down His life so that you might lay down in the green pastures.
Blessings.