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1. The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. Only a shepherd could write Psalm 23, and David was a shepherd. The Lord is the Shepherd of His people and they are His sheep; so David said, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” In eastern lands, the shepherd goes before his flock—he leads them. They know his voice and follow him.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. . . . I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. . . . I lay down My life for the sheep” (John 10:11, 14, 15). Jesus is the fulfillment of all that the Bible says about Jehovah Rohi—our Shepherd. He cares for us (Luke 13:34).
Jehovah Nissi means “The Lord Is My Banner.” This name for God appears in Exodus 17:15—the only place it occurs in the Bible. It combines Jehovah (Yahweh)—the most frequently used name for God—with the Hebrew word, for a “banner” or a “flag.” In most English translations of the Bible this verse reads:
Jesus (Jehovah Tsidkenu)—the Lord Our Righteousness—offers to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. He offers us His righteousness as a free gift when we accept Him as our Savior. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
“He [the Lord] restores my soul” (Psalm 23:3). “Bless the Lord . . . who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases . . . so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s” (Psalm 103:2, 3, 5). “I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security” (Jeremiah 33:6, NIV).
Serenity Prayer words. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can,
Our Lord is the “God Who Provides,” because He is also the “God Who Perceives” our needs—the “God Who Experiences” what we are experiencing and who can therefore provide exactly what we need. Our greatest need, as humans, is for salvation—forgiveness of our sins and eternal life.
Joshua 24:15 (ESV) And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. The plan of salvation is designed for human beings, not for animals.
28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. Chapter 45 1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open ...
9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. 10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.