The Good Shepherd Leads and Feeds

“He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters.”   Psalm 23:2   Many thanks to Pastor Jeff Bargerstock for his reading of Psalm 23, as part of the Dayspring Music Ministry project.  Jeff pastors at Longenecker Evangelical Anabaptist Fellowship (LEAF) in Dundee, OH. In this psalm, David explains what God is doing in his life. He writes, "He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters" (verse 2). This psalm is written in Hebrew poetry and uses a literary device known as “parallelism”. This is where the two lines or phrases of the verse are containing one idea of thought. It is where the second line builds on the first line. Each of these two lines reveals a key aspect of what God is presently doing in David’s life—and in likewise in ours. Thanks so much for the wonderful feedback a few of you have given from last week-- if you didn’t catch my previous episode, last week I unpacked just one verse from the wonderful and popular Psalm 23.  Verse 1, read -- "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want".  I encourage you to go back and listen in on that soon- it will set the stage for the next few verses.  Moving on through to the next verse-- we get a window into the provision that Jesus, as our Good Shepherd, gives us-- the feeding, and the leading. Encouragement Positive mental attitude Enthusiasm, Dreamer, Coach, Mentor, Friend [email protected] charlesrgrimes.com Twitter: @charlesrgrimes https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-grimes-2b78444b/ https://www.instagram.com/encouragers_united/ https://www.facebook.com/EncouragersUnited/?modal=admin_todo_tour https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS-40nUSl9SCekbbhk3FzYw?view_as=subscriber Encourage Everybody is a paper goods & gifts brand that creates unforgettable products that allow you to be creative, have fun and encourage everybody! We believe in the energy and the warmth of the written word to change the world one letter at a time! From a simple sentence to a palace of paragraphs, pick up a card and encourage a loved one! encourageeverybody.com