{"id":418,"date":"2015-02-25T15:02:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T15:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parkwood.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/?p=418"},"modified":"2015-03-03T18:40:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T18:40:42","slug":"the-lord-is-my-shepherd-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/parkwood.dreamhosters.com\/blog\/the-lord-is-my-shepherd-7\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lord is my Shepherd (7)"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters”<\/em><\/p>\n

A Good Shepherd leads. \u00a0He knows the way and calls us to follow. \u00a0It’s important to have a good leader on any trip. \u00a0We do not have to worry about going the right way or if we have missed a turn. \u00a0We can have a confidence that allows us to enjoy the journey. \u00a0A good leader brings comfort and success in any endeavor. \u00a0In our reading of Psalm 23 today, David tells us that the Lord, His Shepherd, “leads beside quiet waters”<\/em>. \u00a0The Good Shepherd doesn’t just watch the sheep…He leads them. \u00a0We, as sheep, do not always know the right way to go. \u00a0Sheep do not know where the watering holes are. \u00a0We do not know what is ahead and where the dangers may lie. \u00a0But, the Good Shepherd knows and He calls us to follow. When Jesus talked about Himself as the Good Shepherd He said:<\/p>\n

\u00a0“He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out. \u00a0When He has brought out all His own, He goes ahead of them, and His sheep follow because they know His voice.”<\/em> (John 10:3,4)<\/p>\n

A good leader\/shepherd knows his sheep by name and calls for them to come. \u00a0Also, he “goes ahead of them”. \u00a0Jesus is the Good Shepherd that calls us by name and He goes first. \u00a0He is the pioneer of our faith. \u00a0He can say, “I have been there, done that”. \u00a0We can be assured that He knows the way and would not steer us wrong. \u00a0There is a relationship between the sheep and the Shepherd. \u00a0He not only “knows” us, but we know Him. \u00a0When you know the Shepherd and trust Him following comes natural. \u00a0No wonder the disciples left their nets to join Jesus. \u00a0No wonder they stuck with Him all the way to the Garden of Gethsemane. \u00a0Will you let Jesus lead you to the cross today? \u00a0Hear the words of this hymn:<\/p>\n

“King of my life, I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glory be; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lest I forget Gethsemane; Lest I forget Thine agony; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Lest I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary”<\/p>\n

Today, let The Good Shepherd lead you and don’t be afraid…He knows where He is going.<\/p>\n

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