In the sixth and final verse of Psalm 23, the sheep, having looked back on the gentle care of his good shepherd, looks ahead into his future, full of hope and confidence in being with his shepherd forever.
Akigawa Baptist Church
Sermons from July 2021
The fifth verse of Psalm 23 reveals two ways that the shepherd cares for the sheep during the summer season on the high mountain pastures, and it illustrates how you and I are cared for by Jesus, OUR good shepherd.
In the fourth verse of Psalm 23, we discover two great transitions in how the Good Shepherd cares for his sheep. The first is a change of location in the sheep’s life, and the second is a change in the relationship of the sheep and his Shepherd. What do these transitions look like in the…
In the third verse of Psalm 23, we find two aspects of care of our Good Shepherd. In the way He restores us, and in the way He leads us. Each of these acts of care remind us of our own helplessness, but also of our security in Him.
