Psalm 23:6

The LORD is my Shepherd Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 1. Goodness and mercy. Goodness and mercy are two Biblical truths that go together often. Goodness is defined as something that is fair, fine, to be ___________ by someone. It depicts the blessings of the Lord upon a person. Mercy is the withholding of a judgment or punishment that ____________ be meted out. 2. Shall follow. The Shepherd will always give us goodness and mercy, as the events dictate. They will be _______ _____ each step of the way. 3. Me. It’s personal between God and me. 4. All. All means ___________. 5. The days of my life. None of those knows how many days those will be. Are we using our days to the ________ of our abilities? 6. I will dwell. To remain, to sit down, to abide. It gives the picture of someone who has _________ in, permanently. 7. In the house of the Lord. The house of the Lord is big. And it is the house – of the Lord. Our Heavenly Father will be there. We will have ____________ to Him, face to face, any time. 8. Forever. In Heaven, forever. But there are two more words that I skipped over: A. Surely. Based upon what the Shepherd has done in the ______, the Shepherd ______ ____ in the future. What have you seen God do in your life? David could say “surely” base on His experience with God. We should be able to do the same. B. And. David understands that through his life, God has, and will, provide. Will care for him. Will watch out over him. Then when this life is done, he knows there is ________. So he says “And.” God doesn’t _______ providing for us when we pass away. He continues it, forever. In this psalm, there is a progression of how the Shepherd cares for the sheep: He is Shepherd in _________; He is Shepherd in danger and _______; He is Shepherd in ______________. Psalm 23 - just 6 verses – is full of Biblical truth. Let us learn its truths, and apply them to our lives.