Recently, I have been thinking a lot about how the Lord is my Shepherd. When I was a little girl my parents would put me and my sister to bed and our lullaby would be Psalm 23...The Lord's my Shepherd I shall not want...He makes me down to lie...in pastures green He leadth me...the quiet waters by. It was one of our favorite songs and if our parents forgot to sing it before we said our prayers Lindsay and I would always remind them by starting out the song prompting them to sing with us.
My bedroom would turn into an open field with the greenest, softest grass, the kind in which you could lie down and be enveloped, hidden away. I would be lying underneath a large oak tree who's branches stretched out to stroke the sky, as the warm breeze blew through it's branches.The only sound would be the trickling brook that ran beside me. Here was peace...here was rest...what more could I want?
I have a Shepherd who leads and guides me. He directs and watches over my steps. He is my protector, making sure no harm comes to His lambs from any direction. He would risk His life in order to save mine. In fact, He did just that!
Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. We are prone to wander, yet He is willing to time and time again leave the flock for a moment just to get you back. John 10:27-28 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall NEVER perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. He calls to us gently...His love comes softly. Isaiah 40:11 <3 He tends to His flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads...We are His prized possessions though we may be ignorant and foolish He desires us still! If that doesn't touch your heart I don't know what will.
I have been blessed to travel the world and everywhere I go I stand in the midst of a flock who's heart is for their Master and I am blown away. All these people love the same God I love and each have their own personal relationship with Him, and yet He cares and takes notice if I slip away. I am breathtaken. We have a Shepherd that pours out to us daily so that we can be drawn near. He has and will always love us with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness He has drawn us. Jeremiah 31:3
My ever constant prayer -
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.
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