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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING
THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: STILL WATERS
As our shepherd Jesus watches over us. There are so many deep things in just the few verses of the 23rd Psalm.
PSALM 23:1-3 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
The first three verses alone tell us we will not want, he will take us to a place where we can have what we need. Like a shepherd leads his sheep into green pastures, for them that is a place of abundance. In an open pasture there is less chance of attack from an enemy, because they are in the open where the shepherd can watch them.
Sheep are terrified of moving water. If they fall in, they will drown, because their fleece will soak up water. They will not drink from moving streams even when thirsty. The shepherd knows this about his sheep and finds still waters or dams up water to give a sense of safety and rest to his sheep.
He leads us to green pastures and still waters because he wants to refresh and renew us. Sheep are dumb and will drink from any non-moving water, even muddy or stagnate. This is why the shepherd has to keep constant eye on his sheep.
God is a hand’s on God, he watches over us twenty-four seven. He will lead and guide us into all truth if we depend on him.
Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Our strength is renewed when we wait for him to lead us to that place of rest. Then our strength is renewed. His path of righteousness is our strengthening place. If you have ever stood on the edge of a body of water, a lake for example and there is not a lot of people around. The breeze blows gently on your face and you feel like God is quieting all your anxiety and stress. It is like peace washes over you, when you look for God in the gentle breeze beside the still water.
Anxiety and depression cannot overwhelm us when we find that place of peace in Jesus. He will destroy our emotional triggers and remove our anxiety, depressions and fears. Fear is not from God and he will remove all our fears, because he is our good shepherd. We have to be willing to give him our cares. He knows the things we think and fear. He hears the enemy whispering in our ears. He will counteract those lies if we seek for our shepherd to give us peace.
Only in him can we get out soul renewed and restored. He will strengthen us when we become weak. All the cares of this life that tries to drag us down, he will lift us up above them. When we find ourselves battle weary, we must find our way to a place of quiet and allow him to refresh and restore our souls. This will give us what we need to keep moving on and doing the will of our good shepherd.
Until next time,
BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS
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