WHO NEEDS A SHEPHERD ANYWAY...?
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is one of the most known Psalms in the Bible, I remember in High School we used to recite this in the locker room before ever home game. But I didn’t realize that this passage teaches me something about WHO GOD IS, and WHO GOD IS is revealed to us through GODS NAME. His name here is Jehovah ROHI, David is the one writing this Psalm you remember David dont ya?
The little shepherd boy who stood up against the mountain of a man named Goliath and went beast mode on Him shooting Goliath in the head with stone scooped up out of the nearby brook. Everybody was afraid of this Giant, no marine, no Navy Seal, No Delta force operative within the army of Israel dared to stand toe to toe with Goliath in a fight. David went slam off on this dude shooting him in the forehead and then taking Goliaths own sword and chopping his head off. What drove David to battle this Giant?
This Giant disrespected HIs God.
David came out victorious, its in that lesson that we learn the lesson, it dont matter how big the giants you face seem, if you have a relationship with God, GOD HIMSELF WILL BRING YOU OUT OF THE BATTLE VICTORIOUS.
That’s who is writing , the warrior King David. David starts off by telling us where his courage comes from, his courage comes from his own personal relationship with His God… who is the good shepherd.
David begins by using this phrase:
“THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD”
“THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD”
The word Lord there is Jehovah, His name means— THE SELF REVEALING ONE
David is remembering his old job as a shepered boy, long before he became THE GREAT KING DAVID he was the little shepherd boy David and as he looks over his life, he remembers that what he was to his sheep God had been to him.
A Shepherd
So he uses his old job to describe his relationship with God and give us an awesome picture of who God is contained in the Bible.
David said the LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
Jehovah is the one who i am looking to, the Lord to tend for my well being
Heres the key everybody listening...
Notice he says the LORD IS, NOT THE LORD WAS,
NOT The Lord used to be my shepherd, not I hope the Lord is my shepherd, not Im not sure if the Lord is my shepherd or not....
He says the Lord IS my shepherd.. right now, everyday of my life, the Lord is in charge of my life, my el being, He tells me where to go, what to do and leads me with wisdom.
I dont know about you but I dont need some God who just sits off at a distance and hopes I make the right choices, I NEED A GOD WHO IS INVOLVED IN MY LIFE, BUT NOT ONLY IS HE INVOLVED IN MY LIFE WHEN I AINT GOING THE RIGHT DIRECTION HE GRABS ME BY THE HAND AND SAYS COME ON YOU AINT GOING THERE...
Thats the kind of God I need
David says the Lord IS my Shepherd, right here right now he has me covered, right now He is taking responsibility for me.
He protects me, He provides for me, He is passionate about me. Not only is He all those things....
HE IS PERSONAL!!
MY SHEPHERD
In other words God aint just intertested in the group He is interested in YOU.
THIS GOD WHO HAS SHOWN HIMSELF TO ME PERSONALLY LET ME TELL YOU HOW LIFE IS WITH THE SHEPHERED
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In other word He has covered all of my needs.
Some of yall right now worried about life, where imma go to college, what am I gonna do with my future, how am I gonna get outta Cottonwood. How is life going to go for me...
When you gotta shepherd HE PROVIDES FOR HIS SHEEP
Psalm 23:2
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
Why does he make us lie down?
Because He wants to give you back your spirit that part of you that is weary worn out and tired, He wants to give back to you that piece that broke, that piece you cant figure out how to fix, God says go lay down over there Ill be there in a minute and I’ll heal you if you let me.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name’s sake.
There are some people in this room tonight who need to be resotored, you need to be made right with God, you done tried everything to make yourself right but you keep failing and you need God to lower his hand and pul you up out of the filth you have gotten yourself into and give you a fresh start let me tell you God IS ABLE TO DO THAT..
But he makes me lie down in order to get my soul back
So the first thing David says that if the Lord is your shepherd He will meet your spiritual need, you might be drained but he knows how to fill you back up again and get you back to where you supposed to be… but He may have to make you lie down first.
He goes on from there and he says if the Lord is your shepherd he will meet your directional need....
“He leads me in the pths of righteousness for His name sake”
IN our cars today we have GPS devices, all they are devices to help us know where were going. They are desgined to take you from where you are to where you are trying to go...
Now you gotta think, if man can create a machine that can see everything, then God who created everything knows where everything is in the first place..
When the Lord of all creation is YOUR shepherd did you know you have a personal navigation system?
He leads you from your current location to your desired location and without Him there is no way you can navigate the roads of life on your journey.... we cant do life alone I dont care how big and bad you think you are you will always need direction and guidance!
(Amy and my honeymoon)
SOME OF YOU BEGAN YOUR JOURNEY WITH JESUS BUT NOW YOUR WANDERING IN THE WILDNERNESS OF LIFE, ALL BECAUSE YOUR VISION IS EMPAIRED BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT HAD A FRESH ENCOUNTER WITH THE SHEPHERD, IM TELLING YOU A FRESH ENCOUNTER WITH GOD IS POSSIBLE EVERYDAY OF YOUR LIFE IF YOUR WILLING TO WALK BY FAITH!
Why do you need a Shepherd?
CAUSE YOU A DUMB SHEEP!
CAUSE YOU A DUMB SHEEP!
You need YOUR Shepherd to guide you down the right road… why does he say that?
BEcause sheep are prone to wander and the normally take a wrong route when they are out on thier own. The Lord is your shepherd He’ll meet your spiritual need, He’ll restore your soul, He will tell you which way to go ....
He’ll also meet your emotional need
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
FEAR
There are days when I feel like I got so many probelms its gonna take me 2 weeks just to worry about all of em.
Can I tell you why you dont have Gods best for your life?
FEAR
You are afraid of how following God is going to change your life
You are afraid of how people will react
You are afraid of messing up
You are afraid you will fail and people will call you a hypocrite
You are afraid because what if God asks me to give up some friends heading down the wrong road, what if God tells me to dump my girlfriend, adults what if God tells me that I need to step away from my job.....
FEAR IN LIFE
FEAR IN DEATH
FEAR IN SUFFERING
FEAR....
FEAR IS A TRAP!! ITS A SNARE!!
God doesnt promise following Him as shepherd and Lord will be easy but He did say You wouldnt be alone…
“VALLEY”
a valley is a low place between two mountain tops… some of you guys here tonight are in a valley… a low place… EVERYBODY WANTS THE MOUNTAIN, EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE KING OF THE HILL, EVERYBODY WANTS THE GOOD THINGS in LIFE BUT LET EM HIT A VALLEY AND THINK THAT GOD HAS ABANDONED THEM...
Can just reassure you of two things tonight?
Valleys will come and they are very, very, very difficult....
GOD CARRIES YOU THROUGH THE VALLEYS EVERYTIME.
But you cant go from mountain top to mountain top without going through thwe valley...
See mountains are separated by valleys…
In fact let me give you good news if your in a low place, if you would say Kyle I feel so low, so depressed, like things cant get any worse can I just tell you theres good news...
When your down to nothing God is up to something!
IF YOUR IN A VALLEY THAT JUST MEANS ANOTHER MOUNTAINS COMING AND ITLL BE BIGGER AND GRANDER THAN THE FIRST MOUNTAINTOP EXPERIENCE IF YOU FAITHFULLY FOLLOW YOUR SHEPHERD!
BUT ONLY WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH IT...
(verse)
You gotta keep walking, I know you in a low spot a spot that dont feel too good right now cause the only way out is to go through it!
(Valley of the shadow)
Though I am walking i dont care how bad it is dont you stop walking!
Dont you quit!
Dont you be thinking bout suicide because a valey is a mountain waiting to happen.
But I cant see God… dont fear its just a shadow, But I cant see the Shepherd hes right there with you
“HE IS WITH ME IN THE SHADOW”
WE ALL FEEL LIKE HE IS WITH ME ON THE MOUNTAIN, BUT WHEN WE SEE THE SHADOW WE FEEL AONE AND AFRAID LIKE SOMEHOW GOD AINT THERE… HE IS THERE… When I dont see any light when Im surrounded by darkness you must focus on the shepherd as you wait to get out of the valley...
(Grace shadow)
But Daddy I cant see you, no baby but I am here and at the sound of my voice she began to giggle instead of cry, I said baby why you laughing she said it is so silly to be scared when I know that my Daddys in the room.
IN LIFE YOU GONE HIT SOME LOW PLACES BUT ITS A SHAME TO BE SCARED ITS A SHAME TO BE WORRIED BECAUSE DADDYS IN THE ROOM WITH YOU!!! Look what he says how can having a shepherd help you?
How can a shepherd comfort you?
ROd AND STAFF
STAFF- has a crook on the end thats so the shepherd can hook the sheep by the neck and pull him away from danger, or snatch the sheep that gets caught up in the thicket
ROD- Thats a big club to beat down whatever tries to hurt the sheep
Jesus says I got your rod and staff
Rod= power
Staff= grace
Jesus says I got the power you need to follow me, and I got the instrument of grace to reach out and snatch you back where you need to be!
(Shepherd in front of the mouth of the cave sleeping)
KEEP YUOUR EYES ON THE SHEPHERD AND YOULL MAKE IT THROUGH THE VALLEY
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
An enemy is anything that threatens your security
A person, an obstacle, an situation
Right in the middle of the struggle people with a shepherd feast and flourish, the people without a shepherd fear and fail.