Reflections

¹The LORD is my shepherd,
         I shall not want.
    2He makes me lie down in green pastures;
         He leads me beside quiet waters.
    3He restores my soul;
         He guides me in the paths of righteousness
         For His name’s sake.
    4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
         I fear no evil, for You are with me;
         Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
    5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
         You have anointed my head with oil;
         My cup overflows.
    6Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Psalm 23

God is Jehovah Rohi “The Lord, my Shepherd”.   God is our shepherd.  David was a shepherd and wrote Psalm 23 describing God as his shepherd.  We can take great comfort in knowing that God shepherds us.  We are referred to as sheep by Jesus in the New Testament.  Jesus says that His sheep know His voice.  Jesus lays down His life for His sheep.  If one sheep goes astray Jesus will leave the other sheep to find the one lost sheep.  Sheep are lost without their shepherd.  Sheep need their shepherd for everything.  The shepherd guides the sheep, protects the sheep, feeds the sheep and will even die for the sheep.