Psalm 23
Big Idea: The Lord, As The Good Shepherd, Provides For The Needs Of His Sheep And Blesses Them Abundantly
1) Trust in the Good Shepherd’s Provision (v. 1)
“What Jacob & David saw only dimly, Jesus saw clearly. The Shepherd must suffer for His sheep.”
- Sinclair Ferguson
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
- John 10:10-11
2) Rest in the Good Shepherd’s Care (v. 2-4)
“Christ as the Good Shepherd cares for us along the way, sustaining us each step, in each season.”
- Michael G. McKelvey
3) Dwell in the Good Shepherd’s House (v. 5-6)
“There will never be a day in which the goodness and mercy of the Lord will not be immediately nearby.”
- Steve Lawson
“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.”
- John 10:27-28