Psalm 23 The Lord is My Shepherd

I have been reading through the Psalms again.  As I think about and meditate upon God’s Word to us in the Psalms, I find encouragement, comfort, wisdom and direction.  I am beginning with Psalm 23 because of its familiarity.  Many of us can recite it by memory.  We are God’s sheep.  He is our Shepherd.  He is with us in the valleys and on the mountain tops of our lives.  I can see the well known picture of Jesus holding a little lamb with other little lambs at His side.  I see Him holding us and especially holding our Elisa and Carrie in His arms.  Martin Luther Chapel installed stained glass windows in our Marathon Lutheran Church last year.  Richie and I donated a window in the memory of our children who have already gone on to be with our savior, our Shepherd, Jesus Christ.

In John 10:27 Jesus tells us that His sheep know His voice and follow Him.  He leads us into the paths of righteousness.  God gave us His Son, Jesus, our Shepherd.  Christ gave us His Holy Spirit to walk with us through this life into the promise of eternity.  “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”