And it is a psalm in which he sees God in three aspects. 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. 14 I am the good shepherd. And I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever. But the Lord picks me up. Enlarge it towards the sunny south; take in many a piece of ground which is now covered by worldly occupations, business, or pleasure. When we began this series, I set out two aims: To encourage and to entice. Welcome to our LIVE Service from St John's Knypersley. 13. Our Lord Jesus Christ is no less person, than the I AM. The "I Am. 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. Note the number of psalms in Books 1 and 2. "WHEN Moses in the desert beheld the burning bush God answered his question by the revelation of His name as the "I Am." The Lord restores me. Psalm 30:11,12 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; Children's Sermons Hymn Lists. We thank the Lord for another beautiful Sunday morning that He has given us. goodness. Everything good in your life comes from the loving hands of God. "My God shall supply all your need out of His riches in glory by Jesus Christ." Here we have . Yet Jehovah has chosen to be our shepherd, David says. The Good Shepherd keeps me close to Himself through His goodness and mercy that are always chasing after me. Reason says there must be such a state; conscience says there is such a state. The first thing to say is that it will be very different from life in this world. So there will be one flock, one shepherd (10:1-5; 11-16). I t is not easy for those, whose habits of life are insensibly formed by the customs of modern times, to conceive any adequate idea of the pastoral life, as obtained in the eastern countries, before that simplicity of manners, which characterized the early ages, was corrupted, by the artificial and false refinements of luxury. xxiii. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. The Psalms are filled with affirmations of God's love for us: Psalm 13:5, 31:7, 86:5, 136 - 25 times. Aim . Sin makes me restless: It keeps me from lying down in green pastures. So, thank God, that in Christ He does not chase after you with the wildfire of judgment. In the midst of affliction my table is spread; With blessings unmeasured my cup James MontgomerySacred Poems and Hymns, Mercies Remembered and Anticipated. So I have an enemy in the, My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year. Sinners blame God for everything and thank Him for nothing. 6 "And at midnight a cry was heard: 'Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!' 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 4. "I will dwell in the house of the Lord." 2) THE CERTAINTY OF IT (PSALM 23:6) a) "Surely, I will dwell in the house of the Lord." i) No if's, and's, or but's about it; it's a sure thing. When in the sultry glebe I faint, Or on the thirsty mountain pant, To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads, Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, Amid the verdant landscape flow. Make your life all temple, all part of the , the sacred enclosure. What is your position if you choose to be your own shepherd? But we are prone to look on the dark side of His providence, and to ask, with the murmuring Israelites, "Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? David tells us ho God sustained him in the verse we are looking at today. INTRODUCTION: Something odd happens when we get to verses 5-6 in Psalm 23. 4. Mercy and goodness, O my God! 4-6. [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. As we sit in this room, and mourn but also celebrate the life of Brandy, our soul feels dead, it feels no joy or rest. By just giving a little turn to the, last expression of the text I see three things 1. Psalm 23:1-6. "Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity," etc. The original is 'lead gently.' Voltaire does just the same thing as to the review, but with a totally different result. Amid the manifold anxieties and cares of my heart,[925] by the multitude of which my soul is sore vexed,[926] the brothers coming from a far country[927] that they may serve the Lord,[928] thy letter, and thy staff, they comfort, St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh, 'And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt them mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel! It begins with these words, I bind unto myself today, the strong name of the Trinity. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. For posting on the web, a link to this document on our website (OpentheBible.org) is preferred. iv. The good man says, "I have needed both; I have had both all my days, and surely they shall follow me all my days."2. My heart is disquieted within me, and the fear of death has fallen upon me.--Ps. All shall be well. These capacities and affections of mine, the stirring of a spiritual life within me, were never made to find their perfection here. Death will be defeated. 1. IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES, OR BY WHAT PERSONS, THIS STATEMENT MAY BE PROPERLY MADE. 8. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, -- He knows the way He taketh, And I will walk with Him. He does not just say that the Lord is a shepherd. I. He took our flesh. 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." iii:14). We're taking about believers: about actual Christian experience. Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6. Mercy. Amid holy enterprises, spiritual conflicts, arduous duties, severe afflictions, trying bereavements, God has sustained His saints. The certainty of it. "And God said unto Moses, I am, that I am: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you" (Exod. ^d 1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the parties whom he was addressing in the last section], He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. There will be the going in and out, and finding pasture - all through; but the end is not here, but above. Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.--Ps. They were originally used as songs in the Jewish Temple Worship. He says Surely goodness and mercy will follow me . When you belong to the Good Shepherd, you can be sure about this: God chases after you, not in judgment and condemnation, but in goodness and mercy. Old battles will be over, old wounds will be healed. Hope it helps. What will become of us after we die? "AND I WILL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER." The guiding God: or the picture of the leading. God is able to meet all our needs. "I will dwell in it. The guiding God: or the picture of the leading. What a grand triumphal ode! Because some of my enemies are in the rear; they attack me from behind. 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. Gal 5:52. Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.--Ps. Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray, Since Thou art my guardian no evil I fear; Thy rod shall defend me, Thy staff be my stay; No harm can befall, with my Comforter near. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh, The Shepherd-King'And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt them mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel! And here God uses three things that we can touch and handle: a table, oil, and a . xxiii. As David looked back over his very difficult and tumultuous life, while facing a current crisis, he wrote the words of Psalm 23. The scenario is a thrilling one: brilliant minds in powerful bodies in a transformed universe.[5]. To the venerable lord and most blessed father, Malachy, by the grace of God archbishop of the Irish, legate of the Apostolic See, Brother Bernard called to be abbot of Clairvaux, [desiring] to find grace with the Lord. INTRODUCTION: We are starting a brief three-week series Psalm 23 today, and I am so excited. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. It is a rich study from the perspective of a shepherd on Psalm 23. If we turn to the fourth Gospel in which the Holy Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of Glory, The Great ShepherdHe shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. CONCLUSION . The deliverance has made the singer look forward to the end, and his confidence in the issue is confirmed. One commentator said of Psalm 23, It is the most-prominent, the most-loved, the most-used, the most-preached on and the most-written-upon, of all psalms. He came into our world. So I have an enemy in the John Henry JowettMy Daily Meditation for the Circling Year, The Kingdom UndividedTHE POETICAL BOOKS: Psalms Page Song of Solomon Page Proverbs Page THE PSALMS I. John Crow Skip to main content Spotify for Podcasters He leads me beside still waters. [924] (Epistle 341.) The Lord is my shepherd -. Protecting mercy. Worship In The Wilderness. THE SCENE REFERRED TO. "I shall not want." Hence men often lull their conscience; but there it is they cannot destroy it, and ever and anon conscience speaks like thunder. Any exceptions to the above must be approved by Open the Bible, 1-877-673-6365. The original is 'lead gently.' The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. The sheep follow him, and behind them are two sheepdogs chasing after the stragglers, and keeping the flock close to the shepherd. Psalm: Psalm 119:129-136 132. Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 9 But the wise answered, saying, 'No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go . Doing the Right Thing Psalm 23:1-3NLT The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. The relationship you have with Jesus in this world will continue forever. 3. THE CONSUMMATION OF IT. The poem supposes the man who speaks to have spiritual life in him, and the good man thus utters his confidence in the protection and in the care of that God under whose loving fatherhood he has been brought on his way. Barnabas was also filled with faith. The picture of Moses and the children of Israel singing, and Miriam and the women answering: a gush of national pride and of worship! There will be changes. There is also the idea of settled purpose. "Surely," etc. xxiii. 1. Colin S. Smith. "As thy days, so shall thy strength be" (Deuteronomy 33:25; Philippians 4:13). In all probability its prosperity was chiefly due to the neighbouring Tiberias, which Herod Antipas [2583] had built, about ten years previously. One of the jobs of a shepherd is to lead his sheep. Pastor Colin Smith preached the comforting sermon "He Loves Me" on Psalm 23:6, explaining the meaning of "I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Li. --PSALM xxiii. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Sheepdogs are beautiful, highly trained, hardworking and intelligent creatures. Goodness is God giving us what we dont deserve, and if you belong to the Good Shepherd, Gods goodness is always chasing after you. Having trouble logging into your account? Goodness to creatures; mercy to sinful creatures. Wildfire sweeping across mountains is absolutely terrifying. Permissions: You have permission and are encouraged to reproduce and distribute this material in any format you choose, as long as you do not alter or change the wording in any way and do not charge a fee (beyond the cost of reproducing these materials). II. They talked for awhile, and then Allen took a pad of . And it reminds us of the "certain king who made a marriage supper for his son." Heaven will come to earth and God will dwell with His people in a world of love where He will make everything new. Frank Nelson PalmerA Bird's-Eye View of the Bible, God's ProvidenceIn facts from Christian and philosophical standpoints it has been demonstrated that the infallible Supreme Ruler of all human spirits has made His final provision for the safety of each and every individual soul for its temporal and eternal welfare. It promises much, but it always disappoints. But suddenly in verse 5, the picture changes, and we no longer have the image of a shepherd, but rather that of a host in his home. 1050God, goodness of4016life, human5340house5478property, houses8441goals, 4019life, believers' experience7125elect, the, 1220God, as shepherd8446hospitality, duty of, December the Thirty-First the Rear-Guard"Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life." Enlarge it towards the east, where we look for our Saviour's coming. Who in his right mind would choose to be a shepherd? Why not "go before"? Poor man! 2 p.618. Voltaire does just the same thing as to the review, but with a totally different result. The man's physician had suggested that he see his minister. 1 John 3:9. I. Now today, we are looking at the last verse of this Psalm. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray, Since Thou art my guardian no evil I fear; Thy rod shall defend me, Thy staff be my stay; No harm can befall, with my Comforter near. It ruins my soul. This confidence rests in the promise of God, the finished work of the Redeemer and the sealing of the Holy Ghost. The Purposes: 1. There is the difference! Let us ponder one weighty verse, The Valley of the Shadow of Death.--Psalm xxiii. 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 . 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." And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint, 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. 1. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. 11 I am the good shepherd. II. Noteworthy is it also, how many of the most attractive characters and incidents in the Gospel-history are connected with that Capernaum, which, as a city, rejected its own real glory, Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Jehovah. The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. An angel is the object of one; man of both. 3. If God was chasing after you with judgment and condemnation, of course you would run. Soon on wings, on wings of love, My transported soul shall rise, Like the home-returning dove, Vanishing through boundless skies; Then, where death shall be no more, Sin nor suffering e'er molest, All, The Lord the Good Shepherd.--Ps. B. Ps. You will see Christ in His glory. THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD by Rev Stanley Baker Psalms 23 The 23rd Psalm begins with these familiar words, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want." When someone says, "I shall not want," we need to sit up & take notice because of the times that we .read more. In Psalm 23 David writes "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life" (Psalm 23:6 NIV). We are once again in Capernaum. I. The Return to Capernaum - Healing of the Centurion's Servant. And when the sheep are gathered, the shepherd will lead them, and the dogs will bring up the rear. 2. --Ps. A. In one of his books you may find a review of his life. 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 . But of this you can be certain: Whatever the future holds, Gods goodness and Gods mercy will follow you all the days of your life. Psalms 23:1-6 , the prayer of David, or a psalm of David, rather. Jesus taught immortality: no one taught it as He did; no one preached it as He preached it. 1141. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. THE SHEPHERD AND HIS SHEEP. They are divided into five books, each closing with a benediction, evidently added to mark the end of the book. Now, in context, the sheep here is apparently returning to the shepherd's house. ), 1. "And God said unto Moses, I am, that I am: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you" (Exod. Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.--Ps. "Shall follow me." Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. STRENGTH FOR LIFE'S WORK. 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. Whether or not you want to hear Psalm 23, we all need the truth of Psalm 23 because Psalm 23 is about Jesus, and he's the one we want to see. Why not "go before"? Today the familiarity, poetry, and beauty of the 23rd psalm have a different tone. That is . Thats how Gods judgment pursues the wicked. There are places in Scripture that are powerful, so deep, that to recite them is to experience them. My flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my heart.--Ps. Noteworthy is it also, how many of the most attractive characters and incidents in the Gospel-history are connected with that Capernaum, which, as a city, rejected its own real glory, WHEN Moses in the desert beheld the burning bush God answered his question by the revelation of His name as the "I Am." He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 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. In one of his books you may find a review of his life. And the Discourse which followed, ere He once more left Jerusalem, is of the same character. Though in the VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA, The King of Love My Shepherd Is[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 Good Shepherd has two sheepdogs; one is called Goodness. The other is called Mercy.. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord. Where streams of living water flow My ransomed soul he leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth. Because it is the temple of His worship. Most of us have heard this phrase from time-to-time for most of our lives. Evil will be overthrown. If I could only get away from the past! 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. But why "follow" me? The great God of the universe has stooped to take just such care of you and me. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! 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? Goodness to creatures; mercy to sinful creatures. As David thinks about all that he is facing, his mind goes back to the early years of his life when his work had been keeping the sheep. I. We will be with Him where He is We will see His glory: He will be our Shepherd, and He will guide us to streams of living water. Surely, etc. His life was plagued with trouble. Our first aim in this series has been to encourage. But I think that David is looking beyond His days in this world. --Psalm xxiii. Over these last weeks, we have seen the devastating effects of wildfires in California. I. GOODNESS. The Lord the Good Shepherd.--Ps. It leads me beside troubled waters. Mercies remembered and anticipated.--Ps. 1. What is heaven like? And the love of the Good Shepherd is: A love that pursues, and a love that welcomes. The first person to be helped by this Psalm was David himself. ", 1. 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. III. THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD Psalm 23 is the best-known psalm in the book of Psalms. Denomination: And when he looks beyond the days of his life in this world he sees what comes after: The joy of eternity in the immediate presence of the Lord. To save items to a SermonFolder, please sign in to your account. 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. They can stab me in the back! 1. I have loved meditating on Psalm 23. Jerry Bridges says this so well, Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of Gods grace. While it is appropriate at such a time, it is really a psalm about the Lords provision for his people, especially during times of great difficulty. His kingdom will come. 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." In the wilderness unwatered, In the lonely land, This the feast of God made ready By His mighty Hand; Thither came I, spent and weary, Hungry and athirst, From the wastes of thorn and thistle Of the land accursed, Frances BevanHymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others, Christian Standing and Christian ProgressPHILIPPIANS iii. Psalm 23 is an exercise in faith. The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, Bnt God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? Psalm 23:6. This is just a statement of a fact; and if such persons believe that the dispensations of God's providence with reference to them are intended to cause "goodness and mercy to follow them all the days of their life," or that they will in fact do so, they are labouring under a fatal delusion. What will the next world be like? W.F. (Thomas Binney. The "green pastures" may give place to the dark valley. Gal 5:52. When the Lord is your Shepherd, you are able to say, He leads, me, He restores me, He guards me and He sustains me. Mercies remembered and anticipated.--Ps. As he was taking care of his father's sheep, lying on his back in a lush green field beside a gently flowing stream, he penned the words of this . In verses 5 and 6 David changes the metaphor a . The Lord guards me. But not so man: man is a rational being. The superscription of Psalm 23 says that it is "A Psalm of David." Many think that David wrote this psalm as a young teenager, when he was a shepherd. But St. John says there is no temple in heaven. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, -- He knows the way He taketh, And I will walk with Him. We hope you have enjoyed the journey through some . It is remarkable how much, connected not only with the Ministry of Jesus, but with His innermost Life, gathers around that little fishing town. If I could only get away from the past! This phrase is based on a system of law that does not hold . If He is your shepherd now, He will be your Shepherd then. Then comes the assurance of expectation and hope. It tells of man made a partaker of the Divine nature, and coming into intimate communion with God. 1. And like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth (Isa 53:7). Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, (Psa 103 1-2). I carry within myself, in my own religious consciousness, a prophecy, an earnest of something greater than the life that now is.". And the other man, though he had great ability and great genius . -- Psalm 23:4. Psalm 23:1-6 shows us the Lords provision for his people. There is an ancient Celtic hymn attributed to St Patrick in the 5th century. 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. 3 He renews my strength. Click here for more messages from the book of Psalms. Psalm 23:5Whitehouse church of Christ - Alabamahttps://thewhitehousechurchofchrist.com/https://www.facebook.com/whitehousechurchofchrist/whitehouse@thewhiteh. 2 Samuel 13-19, John 10, John 7:37, Matthew 11:28, Matthew 26:72, Psalm 23, Psalm 23:1-6, Psalm 42:11, Psalms 23:1-6, Sermon Topics: "And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His names sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. They were originally used as songs in the Jewish Temple Worship. And if thats your reality why should you stay there? Spiritual joy is a sweet and delightful passion, arising from the apprehension and feeling of some good, whereby the soul is supported under present troubles, and fenced against future fear. The greatest blessing you can know in life is to be wholly owned by the Son of God. Picture what it was like for David to write this Psalm under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. As fires consume the forest, as the flame sets the mountain ablaze (Psalm 83:14). What will that be like? 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. they smothered him with flowers and killed him with fame and it came to this! As he remembers what he did for the sheep, some words come to him The Lord is my shepherd. Old Testament prophecies were full of declarations that false shepherds would arise to J. 29.) He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. In our studies we looked at Christ - the . It has been frequently supposed, that the being born of God was all one with the being justified; that the new birth and justification were only different expressions, denoting the same thing: It being certain, on the one hand, that whoever is justified is also born of God; and, on the other, that whoever is born of God is also justified; yea, that both these gifts of God are given to every believer in one and the same moment. Aggravation from Saul, opposition from the Philistines, the pressures of leading a divided nation, trouble in his own family, not to mention the sins that plagued his own heart. These are just the two things into which God's beneficence, generally considered, naturally divides itself. When John was given a glimpse of what it will be like when all of Gods redeemed people are gathered in His presence, he says, they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. Then, he tells us that, For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water (Rev 7:17). They will run in wide arcs over the hills, chasing the sheep in the direction the shepherd wants them to go. No one can expect goodness and mercy to follow him save in virtue of God's promises. Friends, we are talking about exponentially increasing joy! If you are coming for the first-time we are now studying the Book of Psalms under the theme "PONDERINGS ON THE PSALMS: FINDING MEANING & PURPOSE IN THE PANDEMIC!" 4-6. 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