"The True Shepherd" Palms 23

1.The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. (Jesus, our true Shepherd, supplies all our needs, spiritual and material, He knows everything you need, and He reveals these things to you through the Holy Spirit. A person in right relationship with Jesus Christ has God the Father watching over and protecting him or her. Believe the scriptures, believe the promises of God.) 2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. (Jesus brings spiritual rest to His people, we have peace with God because of the finished work of the cross. We have the assurance of eternal life through Him, but we also have been given an anointing of super natural peace through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that enables a believer to endure the storms of life and not give up. 3. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. ( through the Holy Spirit, Jesus heals us of past hurts and frustrations, He replenishes our spirits through time spent in close fellowship with Him, we are made strong through time in God's presence. God's heart and glory are with His people, The Church of Jesus Christ, the word of God says, He has chosen to display His many sided wisdom through "The Church", the invisible spiritual kingdom He has placed in the world through His Son Jesus. This brings glory to His name.) 4. 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. ( even as we walk through life in this fallen world, controlled on so many fronts by the kingdom of darkness, where there is no order, but only darkness and death, we need not be fearful because God is with us. Sometimes God will use a rod of correction to guide us through the pit falls the enemy sets in our paths, by "rod of correction" I mean the correction of a persons character, bringing him or her ever closer to the image of Christ, the staff of God is the gentle leading of God through the Holy Spirit to help make the correct decisions regarding your life. 5. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. ( in this fallen world the Christian is on enemy ground, but we "the Church" have been made to be a light on the midst of darkness, God being our very high tower, provides for our needs even as we are beset on every side by evil. God heals and anoints His own, and He provides us with more than we need to make it through life. 6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. ( through Christ God brings pleasant things into our lives, when we confess our sins He stands ready to forgive us, Christ has saved all who call upon His name.