Category: 2020 – Psalm 23

Last month, we focused on how our Good Shepherd makes us lie down in green pastures .  During COVID-19’s stay-at-home orders, that brought special significance.

Now, we move to the second half of Psalm 23:2, where Jesus Christ [the Good Shepherd] “leads me beside quiet waters.”  It should be noted that sheep have no swimming capabilities, so a fall into the water is a death sentence unless they’re rescued.  Hence the need for still waters.

Fortunately, our Good Shepherd knows where the still, quiet, deep, clean, pure water is to be found that can satisfy His sheep and keep them fit.

Click here for more about the second half of Psalm 23:2 from Philip Keller, Robert Morgan, and Max Lucado

How many suffer from insomnia? 

Studies show that it afflicts 70 million Americans and is faulted for 38,000 deaths every year.  64% of teens blame it for poor school performance.  The most severe cases occur between the ages of thirty and forty.  Another study reveals that half of adults over sixty-five struggle with it. 

In 1910, Americans slept nine hours a night; today, we sleep seven and are proud of it.  And we are tired because of it. 

What’s the solution?  Seek the rest of the Good Shepherd.  Psalm 23:2 doesn’t say, “He offers green pastures.”  No, “He makes me lie down…”

We should note that the word green signifies rich pasture—not scruffy and weed-infested fields.  It represents diligent, painstaking care on the part of a shepherd to locate and cultivate those kinds of pasturelands.

We have a God who knows and meets our needs as thoroughly as a shepherd who cares for his flock.  Psalm 23:2 follows 23:1 for a reason.  Because the Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need.  He provides green pastures.

Click here for more about Psalm 23:2 from Philip Keller, Robert Morgan, and Max Lucado