29.) We take the faith and feeling of the man to expand and enlarge, till they embrace the great and ultimate future of the life that is to be, and he says, "I feel that I have been led onwards to that. Dr. Philip W. McLarty. 4. In David's mind this is speaking of his ability to be in God's temple in Jerusalem. Let us ponder one weighty verse, Handley C. G. MoulePhilippian Studies, The Valley of the Shadow of Death. 2 p.618. Intro: The Lord could have compared His people to anything in the world.He could have said, "My people are like bears, they are strong!" He could have said, "My people are like lions, they are courage, fearless and brave!" He could have said, "My people are like foxes because they are so shrewd and wise." He could have even said, "My people are like . As we all know, a "shepherd" looks after sheep. 3 He restores my soul. The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, Bnt God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? [924] (Epistle 341.) The goodness of God is a most delightful and animating theme; it touches every chord of the Christian's heart. Hence men often lull their conscience; but there it is they cannot destroy it, and ever and anon conscience speaks like thunder. It refers, perhaps, to a more advanced stage of the Christian life. And then the last line of verse 6 reminds us of heaven. Today the familiarity, poetry, and beauty of the 23rd psalm have a different tone. Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6. "As thy days, so shall thy strength be" (Deuteronomy 33:25; Philippians 4:13). IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, OR BY WHAT PERSONS, THIS STATEMENT MAY BE PROPERLY MADE. He restores my soul. Sinners blame God for everything and thank Him for nothing. Psalm 23 is one of those places. What will the next world be like? He only sojourned in it here. THE MANNER OF ITS CONVEYANCE. We are once again in Capernaum. Our Lord Jesus Christ is no less person, than the I AM. They may apply to other things, national or ecclesiastical, but here is their chief intent. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [924] (Epistle 341.) Mercy is God not giving us what we do deserve. Having trouble logging into your account? II. What a grand triumphal ode! And Samuel said, How can I go? I have turned my face toward the Lord, but my yesterdays pursue me like a relentless hound! When the Lord is your shepherd, His love surrounds you now and forever. Douglas Macmillan quotes a Scottish shepherd who preached on the verse we are looking at today: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. It brings to mind all that is true of you in Christ. He sees God first as a shepherd; secondly as a guide; and thirdly as a host. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, (Psa 103 1-2). But what does that show but that men will be so changed there that churches such as we have known here will not be needed? And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of Gods grace.[3]. Psalm 23:2-3 ESV. Our first aim in this series has been to encourage. Reasoning from the past to the future, he says, "Because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice." He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. iv. There will be changes. If a family needed a shepherd, it was always the youngest son, like David, who got this unpleasant assignment. But he said, "my" shepherd. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. They stay in your memory and you can continue to derive happiness from them. The greatest blessing you can know in life is to be wholly owned by the Son of God. Think about what that will be like in eternity: One joy will be added to another as the Good Shepherd leads you into springs of living water. This summer my sister went with my family and I to New Hampshire. If God was chasing after you with judgment and condemnation, of course you would run. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. But the treatment has been so extremely imperfect, in view of the importance of that section, that a few further remarks must be made. Most of us have heard this phrase from time-to-time for most of our lives. Poor man! Below are some of his most touching and eloquent comments on each verse. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. 4-6. "Shall follow me." The Lord sustains me. 2. "Good" and "God" in Anglo-Saxon are the same word. Read the Scripture: Psalm 23:5-6. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His names sake. Verse 1 - "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" - is really the theme of the whole Psalm. An Expositional Sermon Psalm 23:1-6 "The LORD Is My Shepherd" Theme/Big Idea: God is our greatest need and He overflowingly meets that need in Himself. It leads me beside troubled waters. The Purposes: 1. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows, (Psalm 23:5). I. He has bound Himself by His own promise to be merciful and forgiving. The closing words which Jesus had spoken to those Pharisees who followed HIm breathe the sadness of expected near judgment, rather than the hopefulness of expostulation. Please follow along as I read Psalm 23:1-6: 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. So he calls the Lord his shepherd as a beautiful illustration of his own relationship with God. In all probability its prosperity was chiefly due to the neighbouring Tiberias, which Herod Antipas [2583] had built, about ten years previously. Sermons. They are not in any way softened or modified, but uttered in accents of Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Discourse on the Good Shepherd. When I cared for the sheep, they lacked nothing, and the Lord is a better shepherd than I was so the same will be true for me. II. Psalm 23:1-6 shows us the Lords provision for his people. Most of us learned it as children in Sunday School, can say it by memory with a little help, have . He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. They are divided into five books, each closing with a benediction, evidently added to mark the end of the book. 4-6. This is another reason why Jesus told . They are not in any way softened or modified, but uttered in accents of, (Jerusalem, December, a.d. xxiii. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, -- He knows the way He taketh, And I will walk with Him. By just giving a little turn to the, last expression of the text I see three things 1. --Ps. Let us ponder one weighty verse, The Valley of the Shadow of Death.--Psalm xxiii. The querulous old man puts together all that he had gone through, finds it dark and disappointing, and concludes by saying, "I am this day so and so, and I wish that I had never been born." 14 I am the good shepherd. If Saul hear it, he will kill me. What credentials does he have to be my shepherd, my owner, my manager? If you have the pledge that "goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life," should not those days be spent for the glory of Him whose you are, and whom you serve? The first thing to say is that it will be very different from life in this world. Goodness is God giving us what we dont deserve, and if you belong to the Good Shepherd, Gods goodness is always chasing after you. [In this section Jesus proceeds to contrast his own care for humanity with that manifested by the Pharisees, who had just cast out the beggar. All the topics of the former Discourses are now resumed and applied. [3] Jerry Bridges, Who Am I? p. 92 [4] Human Nature in its Fourfold State, p. 302 [5] Monthly record of the Free Church of Scotland, 1990 p. 125. Wealth, in those, All we like sheep have gone astray: we have turned every one to his own way, and the LORD hath laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Because of Gods goodness, and because of Gods mercy, because the Lord leads me, restores me, guards me and sustains me, I will walk with Him, worship Him, love Him, and serve Him, all the days of my life. This is a Psalm of David and David was a shepherd. STRENGTH FOR LIFE'S WORK. It is, if I am not mistaken, Scougal the author of that little book The Life of God in the Soul of Man takes a review of life, looks back upon its prominent events, its afflictions and its trials, and upon his inward experience, and ends all by saying, "I am this day such and such an age, and I bless God that ever I was born." Though in the, The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA, [1242]Dominus Regit Me: John Bacchus Dykes, 1868 Psalm 23 Henry W. Baker, 1868 The King of love my Shepherd is, Whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his, And he is mine for ever. The shadow is dark and the valley is long and deep. "I will dwell in the house of the Lord." The "green pastures" may give place to the dark valley. fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided Me a king among his sons. [2] I Bind Unto Myself Today, Attributed to St. Patrick, (385-461), tr. Colin S. Smith. Who wants to say that? There is quite enough here for the satisfaction of the animal; and the mere animal lives here in contentment, and takes its fill of happiness for its little inch of time. A wildfire sweeping over the mountain consuming everything in its path. He said, "I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Then comes the assurance of expectation and hope. I want to end where we began. Please open your Bible for the last time in this series at Psalm 23. Someone may say, Well my life is filled with a great deal of trouble. You can easily list many things that are not as you would want them to be. Because some of my enemies are in the rear; they attack me from behind. --Psalm xxiii. For us, I suppose we could apply it to the blessings we experience in God's church. Who is this one who is my shepherd? Furthermore, when Jesus, the incarnate Son of God, was ministering on earth, he said of himself, I am the good shepherd. Listen to how Jesus put it in John 10: 1 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. Day and night, summer and winter, in fair weather and foul, they labored to nourish, guide, and protect the sheep. II. It seems, as if Jesus could not part from the City in holy anger, but ever, and only, with tears. Presbyterian/Reformed, On Sunday, March 22, 2020, we started having Virtual Fellowship Services using Zoom videoconferencing. What will become of us after we die? III. He took our flesh. David tells us ho God sustained him in the verse we are looking at today. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, (Psa 103 1-2). It will be yours to kindle the lamp of a never-ceasing devotion, to place the Eucharistic Shewbread before the Lord. The sheep follow him, and behind them are two sheepdogs chasing after the stragglers, and keeping the flock close to the shepherd. Psalm 30:11,12 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; But why would you run when you are being chased by goodness and mercy? How we spend our time is of the utmost importance. Jesus taught immortality: no one taught it as He did; no one preached it as He preached it. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. Ten thousands of people have memorized this psalm. Perhaps you too have memorized Psalm 23. God is able to meet all our needs. In one, 'The fruit of the Spirit is joy.' It is a rich study from the perspective of a shepherd on Psalm 23. The Good Shepherd has come to seek and to save the lost. Thus, when our Lord says, Behold, I come as a thief (Revelation 16:15) , --common sense will fix the resemblance to a single point, that He will come suddenly, and unexpectedly. When King David was a boy, he used to look after his father's sheep - so he knew what he was talking about when he spoke of the LORD as his shepherd. 2 He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. And the other man, though he had great ability and great genius, and had a long and wonderful life, which, however, nobody would say, or pretend to say, that he spent it in walking with God, he says, "I wish that I had never been born." 8. As years pass you have a growing pool of blessed memories from which you can draw, and every new joy in your life makes that reservoir deeper. Thus, when our Lord says, Behold, I come as a thief (Revelation 16:15) , --common sense will fix the resemblance to a single point, that He will come suddenly, and unexpectedly. The deliverance has made the singer look forward to the end, and his confidence in the issue is confirmed. Where streams of living water flow My ransomed soul he leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth. 4. xxiii. 1. THE POETICAL BOOKS: Psalms Page Song of Solomon Page Proverbs Page THE PSALMS I. But why "follow" me? Lets take a look at these two lovely sheepdogs: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Work while it is day. Note the number of psalms in Books 1 and 2. My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my heart.--Ps. "Innocent until proven guilty" - that phrase is a simplified expression of how the legal system in this country is supposed to work. The Lord is my Shepherd, nor want shall I know; I feed in green pastures, safe-folded I rest; He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, Restores me when wandering, redeems when opprest. Love, Courage, Restoration, Guidance, Provision, Refreshment, Rest, Relationship, Housing, 52-week preaching calendar to help you plan your sermons, Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching, Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year, Help your church understand God's plan in pain, Call your people to experience a higher freedom, Proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth. CONCLUSION . Psalm 23:1-6 How God Empowers Me is a sermon which shows from Psalm 23 how God can empower you through a personal relationship with Him. He shared our life. I will not mislead you by denying that reality or letting platitudes and sentimentalities echo off the valley's walls. Psalm 23:6. I. He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Voltaire does just the same thing as to the review, but with a totally different result. Now I must prove to my readers' perfect satisfaction that to discard all the dignities and privileges of a high priest and become a lowly worker for Christ, it is not a mere accident nor is it an act of necessity as far as temporal necessities are concerned; Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker, "I will fear no evil, for thou art with me." Thomas Boston speaks of how the glorified shall walk eternally, seeing more and more of GodThey may bring their vessels to this ocean every moment, and fill them with new waters.[4], Donald Macleod says of the Garden of Eden, It offered scope for art, science, and technology The same will doubtless be true of the world to come. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. It is a fearful doctrine, but clearly stated in Scripture with regard to many individuals of the human race, that, so far from "goodness and mercy following them all the days of their life," everything that He gives them seems only the more to estrange them from God and goodness. And He says, I give my sheep eternal life. "Hath He promised, and shall He not bring it to pass?" It seems, as if Jesus could not part from the City in holy anger, but ever, and only, with tears. 1. Many of us feel tired, jaded, discouraged, and flat. I have turned my face toward the Lord, but my yesterdays pursue me like a relentless hound! My heart wanders and my spirit falters. What will become of us after we die? Have follow'd me through all my days; Thy strengthening staff, and guiding rod, Upheld my steps, made straight my ways: Lord, till I reach thy holy hill, Goodness and mercy guard me still. No one loves God but a true Christian, because nothing will produce love to God but the belief of the Gospel; and of course, it is the belief of the Gospel that makes a man a Christian. The querulous old man puts together all that he had gone through, finds it dark and disappointing, and concludes by saying, "I am this day so and so, and I wish that I had never been born." The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God. The picture of Moses and the children of Israel singing, and Miriam and the women answering: a gush of national pride and of worship! He says, "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." David's word for God's tender affection is a term used in the ancient world to mean love that flows out of deep emotion rather than duty. [In this section Jesus proceeds to contrast his own care for humanity with that manifested by the Pharisees, who had just cast out the beggar. Shepherds had to live with the sheep twenty-four hours a day, and the task of caring for them was unending. You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; you have anointed my head with oil, and my cup is running over. We conclude our Sermon Series on PSALMS this week. "Goodness and mercy." 5 Bread that camest down from Heaven, Fruit of the eternal tree; Banquet which my God has given Even unto me; Lo, before the world that scorneth, I give thanks and eat, At the table in the desert, Spread with heavenly meat; Wine of the divinest gladness, Milk and honey sweet. Hope it helps. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Let it be a life of patient witness for God. And Samuel said, How can I go? Before, then, any person is entitled to assert, with reference to his own afflictions, that God does everything for the best, and to apply this as a ground of comfort and consolation to himself, he must not only love God, but know and be convinced that God loves him. David says in Psalm 27, One thing I have asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, (Psalm 27:4). Doing the Right Thing Psalm 23:1-3NLT The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. 3. THE SCENE REFERRED TO. Living in it for these last weeks has done me good, and I have been moved to learn that many of you have been helped by it too. Jerry Bridges says this so well, Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of Gods grace. Both have to do with character, spiritual character, relation to God. The good man says, "I have needed both; I have had both all my days, and surely they shall follow me all my days.". In 1970, W. Phillip Keller wrote a book titled, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23. John Crow Skip to main content Spotify for Podcasters It promises much, but it always disappoints. The "I Am. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. The Psalms are filled with affirmations of God's love for us: Psalm 13:5, 31:7, 86:5, 136 - 25 times. Did you know that the Bible uses that picture to describe Gods judgment of the wicked. The Lord guards me. That is good news, because if God chased after us in justice we would all be in trouble. At the beginning, the psalmist begins with a picture of the shepherd and the sheep, but the psalmist doesn't leave us with the metaphor, he brings to an actuality. EXODUS XV. [1200]Carey: Henry Carey, 1723 Psalm 23 Joseph Addison, 1712 DOXOLOGY The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend. The guiding God: or the picture of the leading. INTRODUCTION: We are starting a brief three-week series Psalm 23 today, and I am so excited. Website: OpentheBible.org. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. xxiii. Aim . Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me. INTRODUCTION: Something odd happens when we get to verses 5-6 in Psalm 23. xxiii. Barnabas was also filled with faith. Wherever He may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. A. David begins Psalm 23 by saying 'The Lord is my shepherd'. And all tells of the richness, variety, and depth of the soul's satisfactions in such communion. Amid holy enterprises, spiritual conflicts, arduous duties, severe afflictions, trying bereavements, God has sustained His saints. The Lord is my Shepherd, nor want shall I know; I feed in green pastures, safe-folded I rest; He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, Restores me when wandering, redeems when opprest. As one scholar said, "The psalm itself is green pasture; the psalm itself is still water; the psalm itself restores my soul." Hear it again in the joyous voice of a . Then your reality will be something like this: I am my own shepherd, and I will always want. 1. If I could only get away from the past! "Shall follow me." cxvi. Sin leads me in paths of unrighteousness which I pursue for my own sake. [1] Douglas MacMillan, The Lord Our Shepherd, p. 82. 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