(rate this sermon) | 3,168 views. It begins with these words, I bind unto myself today, the strong name of the Trinity. Today the familiarity, poetry, and beauty of the 23rd psalm have a different tone. -- Psalm 23:4. He turned in the Bible to Psalm 23:6 and showed her, "Surely goodness and mercy will follow you all the days of your life.". And this joy will go on increasing! In the wilderness unwatered, In the lonely land, This the feast of God made ready By His mighty Hand; Thither came I, spent and weary, Hungry and athirst, From the wastes of thorn and thistle Of the land accursed. In the wilderness unwatered, In the lonely land, This the feast of God made ready By His mighty Hand; Thither came I, spent and weary, Hungry and athirst, From the wastes of thorn and thistle Of the land accursed, Frances BevanHymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others, Christian Standing and Christian ProgressPHILIPPIANS iii. Play MP3 of this sermon: Sun, Nov 21, 2004 Last Sunday in the Church Year. And when I yield this mortal breath, My soul into Thy hands commend, And pass the vale and shade of death, Thy staff and rod my path attend: Mercy and goodness then shall be My song to all eternity. By daily habits of devotion, by the culture of a child-like faith, by holy familiarity with Divine things, I will seem to myself to be constantly engaged in God's service.3. Man in a state of blessedness, fall, and recovery (Man in View) Psalm 1: Perfect Man (last Adam) Psalm 2: Rebellious man. 12-16 Christian exultation--Christian confidence--"Not in the flesh"--"In Jesus Christ"--The prize in view--No finality in the progress--"Not already perfect"--The recompense of reward--What the prize will be In a certain sense we have completed our study of the first section of the third chapter of the Epistle. 3. About. 5 Bread that camest down from Heaven, Fruit of the eternal tree; Banquet which my God has given Even unto me; Lo, before the world that scorneth, I give thanks and eat, At the table in the desert, Spread with heavenly meat; Wine of the divinest gladness, Milk and honey sweet. 3. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His names sake. And like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth (Isa 53:7). A Testimony of Sufficiency. 1. He leads me in paths of righteousness. First, that God gives peace in the midst of conflict, life in the shadow of death. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. As we sit in this room, and mourn but also celebrate the life of Brandy, our soul feels dead, it feels no joy or rest. III. Noteworthy is it also, how many of the most attractive characters and incidents in the Gospel-history are connected with that Capernaum, which, as a city, rejected its own real glory, WHEN Moses in the desert beheld the burning bush God answered his question by the revelation of His name as the "I Am." When the Lord is your shepherd, His love surrounds you now and forever. "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. That is why it is so encouraging. Psalm 12. Ill will or bad purpose on His part is inconceivable. Over these last weeks, we have seen the devastating effects of wildfires in California. So he calls the Lord his shepherd as a beautiful illustration of his own relationship with God. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of Gods grace.[3]. I will not mislead you by denying that reality or letting platitudes and sentimentalities echo off the valley's walls. MERCY. It is a delightful passion. Psalm 6. Save: $13.50 (30%) Buy Now. Poor man! Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. As the mother's eye and hand follow her little one as he makes his first wobbling attempt to toddle alone; as the needle follows the lodestone; as the water out of the rock followed the Israelites through the desert; as the pillar of glory went with them by night and by day: so goodness and mercy shall follow the faithful, in the closet, in the family, in the church, in the world. As fires consume the forest, as the flame sets the mountain ablaze (Psalm 83:14). "I shall have enough there.". It is when "the hoary head is a crown of glory, being found in the way of righteousness" when there are no marks upon the countenance of extinct volcanoes, dark shadows from wrought-out passions, impressions of darkness and crime, but when the life has been spent for God. 1, Sin Charged Upon the SuretyAll we like sheep have gone astray: we have turned every one to his own way, and the LORD hath laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Life is not plain sailing, and Christians aren't exempt from life's troubles. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Spiritual joy is a sweet and delightful passion, arising from the apprehension and feeling of some good, whereby the soul is supported under present troubles, and fenced against future fear. Psalm 23:1-3. If we turn to the fourth Gospel in which the Holy Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of Glory, The Great ShepherdHe shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. He who spake thus out of the bush to Moses was the same who in the fullness of time appeared upon the earth in the form of man. About; Statement of Faith; Mobile App; Store; Blog; I. He will guide you to springs of living water (Rev 7:17). Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, (Psa 103 1-2). There are places in Scripture that are powerful, so deep, that to recite them is to experience them. I. GOODNESS. Work while it is day. Since the themes of eternal rest, peace, and comfort are so dominant throughout the six short verses, the poem provides hope and encouragement to those left behind. And when he looks beyond the days of his life in this world he sees what comes after: The joy of eternity in the immediate presence of the Lord. "Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity," etc. PHILIPPIANS iii. Wealth, in those, All we like sheep have gone astray: we have turned every one to his own way, and the LORD hath laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Jesus taught immortality: no one taught it as He did; no one preached it as He preached it. Green pastures. Scripture: Psalm 23. S. B. Ps. When you are tired and jaded and drained and flat, when you are run down and you need to be refreshed, bring to mind all that is yours in Jesus Christ and your faith will be strengthened. Lets take a look at these two lovely sheepdogs: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. In Psalm 22, we have a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd. The sweetest word of the whole is that monosyllable, "My.". If Saul hear it, he will kill me. Now I must prove to my readers' perfect satisfaction that to discard all the dignities and privileges of a high priest and become a lowly worker for Christ, it is not a mere accident nor is it an act of necessity as far as temporal necessities are concerned; Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker, "I will fear no evil, for thou art with me." THE POETICAL BOOKS: Psalms Page Song of Solomon Page Proverbs Page THE PSALMS I. Psalm 3: Perfect Man rejected. Charles Spurgeon wrote, "I like to recall the fact that this psalm was written by David, probably when he . As he remembers what he did for the sheep, some words come to him The Lord is my shepherd. We take the faith and feeling of the man to expand and enlarge, till they embrace the great and ultimate future of the life that is to be, and he says, "I feel that I have been led onwards to that. The deliverance has made the singer look forward to the end, and his confidence in the issue is confirmed. THE ASSURANCE EXPRESSED BY THE PSALMIST. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever (Psalm 23:6). Like many others, this beloved psalm bears the simple title A Psalm of David. John Piper Sep 1, 1980. Thats how Gods judgment pursues the wicked. Words continue to come to David as he thinks about what it means for the Lord to be His Shepherd The Lord leads me. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. THE CHURCH IN HEAVEN. "And God said unto Moses, I am, that I am: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you" (Exod. What will that be like? xxiii. 1-21. Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, But yet in love he sought me, And on his shoulder gently laid, And home, rejoicing, brought me. But more is promised. We're taking about believers: about actual Christian experience. And the love of the Good Shepherd is: A love that pursues, and a love that welcomes. Everything good in your life comes from the loving hands of God. The Lord is my shepherd: This psalm starts right at the core of things, naming who God is, and who we are. As years pass you have a growing pool of blessed memories from which you can draw, and every new joy in your life makes that reservoir deeper. And all tells of the richness, variety, and depth of the soul's satisfactions in such communion. Sheepdogs are beautiful, highly trained, hardworking and intelligent creatures. -- Psalm 23:4. For posting on the web, a link to this document on our website (OpentheBible.org) is preferred. When you belong to the Good Shepherd, this will always be true of you. Biblical IllustratorSurely goodness and mercy shall follow me. Its guilt dogs my steps. This verse appears in the popular Psalm 23:6. As we all know, a "shepherd" looks after sheep. What will become of us after we die? Psalm 14. And God will wipe away all tears from your eyes. "Shall follow me." --Ps. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. lxiii. So, thank Him for it. xxiii. In Psalm 23 David writes "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life" (Psalm 23:6 NIV). --PSALM xxiii. b) John 14:1-3 i) The Lord Jesus Christ reiterated and underscored what David had said in Psalm 23:6. ii) The Lord Jesus is talking about the same place that David was talking about. "I shall not want." The first person to be helped by this Psalm was David himself. I call this parable "the king." Psalm 7. There will be the going in and out, and finding pasture - all through; but the end is not here, but above. Psalm 8a. Goodness to creatures; mercy to sinful creatures. He leads me beside still waters. If God was chasing after you with judgment and condemnation, of course you would run. In the same way, David praises God for giving him peace. By just giving a little turn to the, last expression of the text I see three things 1. There are foes in my yesterdays which can give me fatal wounds. 5 Bread that camest down from Heaven, Fruit of the eternal tree; Banquet which my God has given Even unto me; Lo, before the world that scorneth, I give thanks and eat, At the table in the desert, Spread with heavenly meat; Wine of the divinest gladness, Milk and honey sweet. So, in Christ, you are encircled in the love of Christ. Fix your eyes on Jesus, your Good Shepherd. The Lord is my Shepherd, nor want shall I know; I feed in green pastures, safe-folded I rest; He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow, Restores me when wandering, redeems when opprest. Make your life all temple, all part of the , the sacred enclosure. I. The best is to come. III. Surely judgment and condemnation will follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the lost forever. In verse 5, the metaphor has changed. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. But the treatment has been so extremely imperfect, in view of the importance of that section, that a few further remarks must be made. Noteworthy is it also, how many of the most attractive characters and incidents in the Gospel-history are connected with that Capernaum, which, as a city, rejected its own real glory, Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Jehovah. It was a costly table to prepare. He begins to think about what that means. What will the next world be like? 4. The knowledge of God's protection and provision are a great comfort. Supplying mercy. When the Lord is your shepherd, you are surrounded on all sides by the goodness and mercy of God. ^d 1 Verily, verily, I say to you [unto the parties whom he was addressing in the last section], He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. Sin leads me in paths of unrighteousness which I pursue for my own sake. Like some chemical characters, in certain temperatures they are illegible; but raise the temperature and they appear in all their reality. goodness. cxvi. Did you know that the Bible uses that picture to describe Gods judgment of the wicked. Our first aim in this series has been to encourage. --Ps. "Depth and strength underlie the simplicity of this psalm. The picture of Moses and the children of Israel singing, and Miriam and the women answering: a gush of national pride and of worship! An angel is the object of one; man of both. 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