“The Lord is
my shepherd” (Psalm 23:1, Geneva Bible).
“For thus
saith the Lord God, ‘Behold, I will search My sheep, and seek them out. As a
shepherd searcheth out his flock, when he hath been among his sheep that are
scattered, so will I seek out My sheep and will deliver them out of all places,
where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day, and I will bring
them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring
them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel, by the
rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in a
good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel
shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in fat pasture
shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel
“...I will save them out of all
their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so
shall they be My people, and I will be their God. And David My servant shall be
king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd: they shall also walk in My
judgments, and observe My statutes, and do them” (Ezekiel 37:23,24).
“But he
that goeth in by the door [of the sheepfold], is the shepherd of the sheep. To
him the porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calleth his own
sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he hath sent forth his own sheep,
he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice...I am
that good shepherd: that good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep...I am
that good shepherd, and know mine, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth
Me, so know I the Father: and I lay down My life for My sheep. Other sheep I
have also, which are not of this fold: them also must I bring, and they shall
hear My voice: and there shall be one sheepfold, and one shepherd” (John
10:2-4,11,14-16, Geneva Bible).
“The God of peace that brought again
from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, through the
blood of the everlasting Covenant, make you perfect in all good works, to do His
will, working in you that which is pleasant in His sight through Jesus Christ,
to Whom be praise forever and ever, Amen” (Hebrews 13:20,21).
“For hereunto ye are called: for
Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that ye should follow His
steps, Who did no sin, neither was there guile found in His mouth. Who when He
was reviled, reviled not again: when He suffered, He threatened not, but committed
it to Him that judgeth righteously. Who His own self bare our sins in His body on
the tree, that we being dead to sin, should live in righteousness: by Whose
stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray: but are now returned
unto the Shepherd...of your souls” (1 Peter 2:21-25).
Psalm 23 is not a song to a nameless
Shepherd, but to Jesus, the only Shepherd to the sheep. Confess Him to be your
Lord, Savior, and Shepherd this day.
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