JUNE 16

Psalm 23:1

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD

This is perhaps the sweetest of all the psalms. King David wrote this when he was a young shepherd boy.

Imagine David playing the flute as he sits under a spreading tree. The sheep listen quietly and peacefully as they feed on the green grass, with the calm waters of a little brook owing by. Then little David sings sweetly, for his heart is full of gladness – just as his own sheep belong safely in his care, he too belongs to the Lord.

What a great thing it is to belong to the Lord and have Him as our Shepherd. e Creator of heaven and earth, the King of kings comes to His people as a loving Shepherd. As David looks after the needs of his sheep, he is full of thanks and grateful admiration that he has a God who will also take care of his needs, his life, his future. All his needs are in God’s care. So David can confidently say: "I shall not want" as he knows he will lack anything.

On each sheep, write one word from this phrase, " The Lord is my Shepherd".

Thought: No one is God’s sheep unless he comes to believe in Jesus Christ as his or her only Saviour and Lord.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I thank You for being my Good Shepherd. For loving me and taking care of my life and future, may I always thank to You and trust in You for all my days. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.