Psalm 23 (Finding God’s Faithfulness)
Lesson 1: God’s Guarantee
September 4 & 5, 2021
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. New King James Version
Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. New King James Version
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever. New King James Version
God GUARANTEES that He will meet ALL your internal and external needs
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want… New King James Version
God Has Become Your Personal Shepherd
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. New King James Version
Psalm 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. New King James Version
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever. New King James Version
Isaiah 49:15 “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! 16 See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands… New Living Translation
Ephesians 1:4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. New Living Translation
1 Peter 1:18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. 19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. New Living Translation
God is Your Shepherd
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. New King James Version
Ezekiel 34:31 “As for you, My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, you are mankind, and I am your God,” declares the Lord GOD. New American Standard Bible
Colossians 1:15 He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation: 16 for by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or rulers, or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. New American Standard Bible
Our Shepherd meets our every need
In 1948 when the first prime minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, was asked what do you need as a young nation. He said, “The only things we need are the things which begin with the letter “A.” He went on to say; “A lot of tanks, A lot of money, A lot of guns, and A lot of food!”
Romans 8:31 What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? New Living Translation
Romans 8:32 Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? New Living Translation