Our Good Shepherd
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God Provides for His Sheep (1-3)
God Provides for His Sheep (1-3)
We are HIS Sheep. There is personal ownership and interest.
3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
God provides for our physical needs (1-2a)
No lack of anything we need - Matt. 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
God provides for our emotional needs (2b).
The still waters a place of refreshment. Sheep need still water in order to drink.
God provides for our spiritual needs (3).
God Protects His Sheep (4)
God Protects His Sheep (4)
He protects us from evil!
He keeps us from being led away into sin and error by His rod and staff. He corrects us when we are going astray. John 10:27-30 “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
God is Present With His Sheep (5-6)
God is Present With His Sheep (5-6)
He prepares a table - this implies not only provision in the midst of trouble, but His presence.
He anoints with oil - He is present to heal.
His Goodness and mercy pursue us!
Are you trusting Christ to Provide for your needs or are your filled with anxiety? Are you trusting Christ to protect you? Remember, he has promised to never leave you.