The LORD is My Shepherd…

“The LORD is my Shepherd…” (Psalm 23:1).

The LORD…That’s the right place to start.

The meaning of life does not originate with us, but with the LORD. He is after all the LORD. The LORD is the creator, the originator, and the sustainer of all of creation. Not only is the LORD the right place to start, but remember that he is the LORD. Christians have a tendency to use this title as a name and we forget that every time we call him LORD, it means that he is LORD. If he is the LORD, the Christian is never even wondering about obedience. Obedience is a given. Why? He is LORD!

The LORD…That’s a great place to start.

The LORD is my Shepherd.

The first rule for sheep – YOU ARE NOT THE SHEPHERD!!! I wrote that in all caps because we forget this all the time. Not only do we forget that he is LORD, but we forget that we are not the Shepherd. We are sheep. This means we can only do sheep things and when we try to do something beyond sheep capacity we are miserable, frightened, and disappointed.

You want to be a contented and happy sheep? Remember you are sheep. You are not the Shepherd. We have a Shepherd and he is our LORD. Let the LORD take care of Shepherd things and our job is to follow him and do what he tells us to do. That’s our job. You do that, you’re going to be a contented and blessed sheep.

The LORD is my Shepherd…I love that!