WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:10.200 Back to the passage that we read in Mark chapter 6, that well-known account of the feeding of the 5,000. 00:00:11.960 --> 00:00:17.920 I just want to spend a little time in that passage and consider it. 00:00:18.780 --> 00:00:27.379 And I must confess that it's one of these passages that is so well known to me, known to most of us, 00:00:27.379 --> 00:00:31.419 that we almost pass it by when we read it. 00:00:32.420 --> 00:00:33.740 We see the miracle in it. 00:00:34.600 --> 00:00:40.500 Rarely we stop to consider what's happening in this account. 00:00:42.899 --> 00:00:49.899 The powerful miracle always stands in the forefront, that he fed so many people. 00:00:51.179 --> 00:00:54.259 Christ is this supernatural power. 00:00:54.259 --> 00:01:02.320 And we mustn't forget that there is supernatural elements to the goodness that we receive. 00:01:03.679 --> 00:01:13.840 And also, on the other hand, the supernatural side of the evil spirits that attack us and convict us. 00:01:13.979 --> 00:01:19.739 But in this passage, we see that wondrous working of Jesus Christ. 00:01:19.739 --> 00:01:33.060 But below the miracle, underneath the feeding of the 5,000, there's a richness to Christ that we see of his character. 00:01:33.060 --> 00:01:38.060 And I want to look at that tonight. 00:01:39.019 --> 00:01:46.299 And as we dwell on Christ and the way he approached it and the way he provided for these people, 00:01:46.420 --> 00:01:49.719 that we ourselves would be fed in our own soul. 00:01:51.140 --> 00:01:55.560 You can look at verse 34. 00:01:55.560 --> 00:02:05.480 When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd. 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:12.719 And he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. 00:02:13.259 --> 00:02:16.659 And he began to teach them many things. 00:02:16.659 --> 00:02:21.120 It tells us there that Christ looked out over the people. 00:02:22.180 --> 00:02:26.099 As a shepherd would a flock of sheep. 00:02:27.919 --> 00:02:29.960 Sheep that were on the loose. 00:02:31.419 --> 00:02:34.919 And I'm sure to many of us, that is a relatable image. 00:02:35.939 --> 00:02:42.579 If we're travelling down the road, we may come across a flock of sheep that are loose on the road. 00:02:42.580 --> 00:02:45.020 And you don't know which way they're going to go. 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:50.939 You approach them, and they fear what is approaching them. 00:02:51.460 --> 00:02:53.540 Because it is not the shepherd that approached them. 00:02:54.000 --> 00:02:55.700 It is not something that is known to them. 00:02:56.400 --> 00:02:59.580 And you just don't know which way they will go. 00:03:00.820 --> 00:03:06.420 And Jesus sees this group of people, this multitude as such. 00:03:07.340 --> 00:03:08.939 Sheep without guidance. 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:10.920 Sheep that have gathered together. 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:14.039 And they're not really sure where to go. 00:03:15.519 --> 00:03:18.479 But they're following after this man. 00:03:20.739 --> 00:03:26.000 And Jesus, as he looks out over them, has compassion on them. 00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:32.099 He can see in his own understanding that they are essentially lost. 00:03:33.060 --> 00:03:35.679 He does not leave them, though, in that condition. 00:03:35.680 --> 00:03:44.280 And by the implications of what Christ does in this passage, he becomes their shepherd. 00:03:45.480 --> 00:03:50.219 He becomes the shepherd of the sheep that are before him. 00:03:50.219 --> 00:04:02.460 And as we look at this, it will maybe bring to mind thoughts of the shepherd from Psalm 23, which we'll sing in conclusion. 00:04:02.819 --> 00:04:08.780 And before we sing it, I want to maybe highlight the parallels that appear from this passage. 00:04:08.780 --> 00:04:13.840 Jesus here is the shepherd of the people. 00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:16.399 And he approaches them with compassion. 00:04:17.339 --> 00:04:22.100 But he is the shepherd that comes to the people that provides for them. 00:04:22.740 --> 00:04:24.399 He is the shepherd of compassion. 00:04:24.899 --> 00:04:28.720 And he is the shepherd of provision when we come to this passage. 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:34.480 So how does Jesus become the shepherd of compassion? 00:04:37.080 --> 00:04:39.700 We look at this passage here. 00:04:40.700 --> 00:04:47.860 And from the beginning, it says that the apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 00:04:47.860 --> 00:04:53.600 And he said to them, come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest for a while. 00:04:54.460 --> 00:04:59.400 For many were coming and going and they had no leisure even to eat. 00:05:00.460 --> 00:05:09.660 It tells us of the disciples that they had been away and they've returned now, expressing all that had happened to them in that day. 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:16.120 And there's an air of excitement in their return and reporting what had happened. 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:19.560 The disciples were coming and going. 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:24.540 Jesus says to them, come away. 00:05:26.439 --> 00:05:29.459 Come away by yourselves to a desolate place now. 00:05:30.540 --> 00:05:32.579 Take rest for a while. 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:37.280 It says that they had no leisure to eat. 00:05:38.280 --> 00:05:38.840 There was no time. 00:05:38.899 --> 00:05:40.560 They were that busy doing good works. 00:05:41.560 --> 00:05:44.180 And you would expect them to carry on. 00:05:44.180 --> 00:05:47.980 But Jesus says, no, stop and come aside. 00:05:48.800 --> 00:05:50.379 Come aside and rest. 00:05:50.660 --> 00:05:53.459 Come aside and review. 00:05:54.800 --> 00:05:56.860 And then you'll be ready to rise again. 00:05:57.019 --> 00:05:59.139 It's what we had a couple of weeks ago in church. 00:06:00.100 --> 00:06:02.420 That's what we do when we come together here. 00:06:02.980 --> 00:06:06.000 We take rest from our labor of our week. 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:09.860 And we consider our own ways. 00:06:09.860 --> 00:06:12.100 We consider Jesus. 00:06:13.480 --> 00:06:19.319 We're strengthened by gathering together and giving our praise and thanks to God. 00:06:20.339 --> 00:06:25.300 Coming aside for a while prepares us to go on. 00:06:25.819 --> 00:06:27.319 And we'll be ready to rise again. 00:06:27.319 --> 00:06:35.420 But we see that any opportunity that they have here in the passage was taken away. 00:06:36.899 --> 00:06:39.259 People had seen them in the boat from the shore. 00:06:39.939 --> 00:06:41.560 They identified it was Jesus. 00:06:41.839 --> 00:06:43.800 And they followed. 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:55.620 And when he reaches the shore with the intention of resting, he's met by this great multitude. 00:06:56.840 --> 00:07:02.560 Now, this would probably be the moment where our compassion would run dry. 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:09.939 We had been busy, tired, hungry, wanting to take rest. 00:07:10.899 --> 00:07:19.379 But we are met by people who have been following us and wanting to hear new things from us. 00:07:20.840 --> 00:07:21.920 How would we react? 00:07:23.759 --> 00:07:26.040 Well, Jesus is our example. 00:07:26.040 --> 00:07:32.879 Jesus expresses his compassion towards them. 00:07:35.260 --> 00:07:39.320 The shepherd saw their need. 00:07:40.379 --> 00:07:43.820 And he knew exactly how to meet the need of the people. 00:07:45.480 --> 00:07:47.100 There's obviously a need. 00:07:47.620 --> 00:07:50.060 Because the people are longing for something. 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:51.900 They're following after. 00:07:51.960 --> 00:07:53.759 They're wanting something from Jesus. 00:07:54.420 --> 00:07:55.640 They're longing to be fed. 00:07:56.040 --> 00:07:57.000 Not physically. 00:07:57.500 --> 00:07:58.240 But spiritually. 00:07:58.580 --> 00:08:00.720 They're longing to hear things from Jesus. 00:08:03.540 --> 00:08:06.960 And you may think, well, this is the parable about the feeding of the 5,000. 00:08:09.420 --> 00:08:11.980 But initially, that's not the intention. 00:08:13.439 --> 00:08:16.900 Initially, it's a teaching of the 5,000. 00:08:17.580 --> 00:08:21.540 It was the initial intention of the gathering here. 00:08:22.640 --> 00:08:23.900 And so he taught them. 00:08:24.640 --> 00:08:25.939 He didn't feed them straight away. 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:27.439 He taught them. 00:08:28.180 --> 00:08:29.040 That's what they needed. 00:08:29.879 --> 00:08:31.020 That's what they sought after. 00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:37.139 And Christ, out of his compassion, took time to teach them. 00:08:37.139 --> 00:08:42.819 See the shepherd and the compassion that he has. 00:08:42.820 --> 00:08:46.120 It's completely selfless in his giving. 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:52.379 In our account, he sought to rest. 00:08:53.100 --> 00:08:55.520 He never got any until later that evening. 00:08:55.519 --> 00:08:59.899 But regardless, he does not avoid the people. 00:08:59.899 --> 00:09:02.259 He does not turn his back on the people. 00:09:02.259 --> 00:09:04.699 He does not turn a blind eye to the people. 00:09:04.699 --> 00:09:07.860 But rather, he goes towards them. 00:09:07.860 --> 00:09:10.419 He approaches them willingly. 00:09:10.419 --> 00:09:20.000 Stepping into and up to the role of the shepherd to lead the people. 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:27.759 were the sheep without the shepherd he would be that shepherd figure for them and his compassion 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:34.159 it's something it's something we can come back to again and again and i think we we gain when 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:44.480 when we do so the description of it in the dictionary is i love it it says when you 00:09:44.480 --> 00:09:51.759 consider christ it says a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune 00:09:52.639 --> 00:09:57.519 accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering 00:10:00.800 --> 00:10:05.759 christ knew their need and he knew exactly what they needed 00:10:08.080 --> 00:10:13.840 christ he knows more he knows more than we do of ourselves 00:10:15.039 --> 00:10:18.560 and how our own sin has left us stricken 00:10:21.680 --> 00:10:25.920 so also he knows how lost we are without him 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:38.639 and so more so he knows what is needed to alleviate us from that condition of being lost 00:10:38.639 --> 00:10:48.879 of being trapped and stricken by sin in our lives he knows what is needed to alleviate our suffering 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:59.279 not only does he know but he understands and is capable of meeting the need 00:10:59.279 --> 00:11:06.480 and he is willing to do what is required to alleviate it 00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:17.279 this is true of the sin that is in our lives lived out and it is true even of the sin that leads to death 00:11:17.279 --> 00:11:22.720 the sin that leads to death jesus knows our need 00:11:24.799 --> 00:11:31.360 and is willing to provide a way that will set us free from being stricken 00:11:31.360 --> 00:11:38.560 by that power of sin he sets us free by being our shepherd 00:11:40.639 --> 00:11:46.879 and so each of us have the assurance of this good shepherd to meet our need 00:11:46.879 --> 00:11:55.360 he knows us greater than we know ourselves and he knows how to meet our need 00:11:57.519 --> 00:12:01.840 christ's life in a sense it's tied up in this word compassion 00:12:01.840 --> 00:12:13.280 compassion and the word here where it expresses compassion it appears 12 times throughout the new testament 00:12:14.000 --> 00:12:22.399 and every time it is an instance directly relating to the reaction or action of jesus 00:12:22.399 --> 00:12:34.399 the compassion is in circumstances where the compassion is in circumstances when he meets people he has compassion on them or pity 00:12:35.679 --> 00:12:45.279 or whether it's within the parables where he is expressing what he is like in the good samaritan he expressed compassion 00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:52.000 compassion in the prodigal the father of the prodigal son expresses that compassion when he returns 00:12:53.679 --> 00:13:02.639 every time it's reflective of christ how he acts in the circumstance of how how he would act or react 00:13:04.639 --> 00:13:13.199 the other time is where a father pleads to christ that he would have compassion on his son 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:22.960 for being possessed by an evil spirit so you can see this this word compassion whether it is whether it appears or compassion or pity 00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:28.400 it's compassion in a greater sense and we understand compassion 00:13:29.280 --> 00:13:38.000 it is christ's compassion it exceeds our understanding of compassion with our compassion run that runs dry 00:13:38.000 --> 00:13:47.679 his compassion abounds as we see in this passage he sought out to rest but his compassion abounded when he came ashore 00:13:47.679 --> 00:13:57.919 and he saw the need of the people it's wondrous it's wonderful it's a compassion that we heard of in prayer 00:13:57.919 --> 00:14:05.839 and there's no earthly comparison to truly what christ's compassion means 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:18.240 but his compassion although we can speak about it we don't fully fully understand what it meant for christ to 00:14:18.240 --> 00:14:30.799 feel compassionate but we know it because he provides for us christ's compassion knowing our need sets out to 00:14:30.799 --> 00:14:42.080 alleviate us from the pains and needs of our lives we see the results of his compassion coming to us in his provision 00:14:42.080 --> 00:14:50.879 he is the shepherd of compassion but as a result of his compassion he is the shepherd who provides for us 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:58.879 and his teaching here seems to be the initial provision that he gives to the people 00:14:58.879 --> 00:15:07.279 he's not feeding the 5 000 initially as we said he is teaching them to begin with that's what they needed 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:15.360 that's what they sought after till such a time that we read that it grew late and the disciples themselves 00:15:15.360 --> 00:15:23.919 wanted that rest now it would seem in verse 35 they are it grew late and the disciples came to jesus and 00:15:23.919 --> 00:15:28.719 said this is a desolate place that said this is a desolate place the earth is now late send them away 00:15:29.519 --> 00:15:35.039 to go into the village he was wanting to send them away so they could rest themselves and they could be 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:43.599 provide they could provide for themselves they wanted to sit and eat together but jesus isn't ready to send them 00:15:43.599 --> 00:15:49.679 away yet jesus has more to teach them as he does the disciples 00:15:49.679 --> 00:15:55.759 and he tells the disciples you you feed them 00:15:57.839 --> 00:16:05.919 and they will ask well how can we feed them do you want us to go and buy 200 denarii worth of bread and 00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:14.079 and give it to them to eat this cost would be near on a year's wage for one person 00:16:14.080 --> 00:16:21.360 if we understand this passage correctly it's it's the number far exceeds five thousand 00:16:22.000 --> 00:16:27.600 we're likely talking about a figure of uh 10 to 15 000 with all the women and children gathered 00:16:28.720 --> 00:16:35.840 so so you can see the the the massive amount of money for them as we would compare it in our own standards 00:16:35.840 --> 00:16:47.440 today to feed a similar number it's it's a vast need that is set before them and it's almost impossible for 00:16:47.440 --> 00:16:48.560 them to meet that need 00:16:51.280 --> 00:17:00.879 so jesus says to them in verse 38 how many loaves do you have go and see so they went and found out 00:17:00.879 --> 00:17:09.200 and said five five loaves and two fish and he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass 00:17:13.440 --> 00:17:16.160 the word there sit down 00:17:18.559 --> 00:17:27.920 it's it's not necessarily just sitting down it implies to recline or lie down in preparation for a meal or a feast 00:17:27.920 --> 00:17:40.320 and intentional banquet if you will a meal together jesus is saying to them get them ready for a meal 00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:51.440 with what you have given me i will provide a feast for them to enjoy a banquet on the green grass 00:17:51.440 --> 00:18:05.279 the people the disciples they didn't understand how jesus told them to prepare for it but they didn't 00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:12.080 there's no slightest idea how they would feed such a number how is it be possible 00:18:12.079 --> 00:18:25.599 but jesus blessed the loaves and the fish and then asked his servants to disperse it to the people 00:18:27.199 --> 00:18:29.759 servants who trusted in his word 00:18:31.839 --> 00:18:39.839 and the people received the goodness of his provision the shepherd 00:18:42.079 --> 00:18:49.439 and in a sense we are like that multitude in the passage we are the sheep 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:55.359 and we gather together to hear his word 00:18:57.279 --> 00:19:02.559 to be taught from scripture to be taught by the spirit speaking to us 00:19:03.759 --> 00:19:07.759 this written word as he speaks to us speaks through us today 00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:16.640 and he is glad that we may hear of it he is not to with he's not withholding this from us 00:19:17.839 --> 00:19:26.319 he wants us to seek him out to know more about him to understand his compassion 00:19:27.359 --> 00:19:29.920 and the riches that we can experience at his hand 00:19:29.920 --> 00:19:39.600 and to know ultimately the riches of christ that he provides through his sacrifice at calvary 00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:44.160 and is extended to each and every one of us to receive 00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:50.240 he is the compassionate shepherd that looks out over the multitude 00:19:50.240 --> 00:20:03.680 he loves him and we are the people who are blind to what lays ahead we don't know what is in front of us 00:20:05.200 --> 00:20:11.680 and in many ways you know we must kind of confess that we don't really know our needs 00:20:11.680 --> 00:20:19.279 we know our pains we know our worries we know the uncertainties of our lives 00:20:22.080 --> 00:20:26.240 but in a way we don't really know our needs what we what we what we need 00:20:29.279 --> 00:20:38.960 we we make our own efforts to meet that need to alleviate the the pains the worries the uncertainties of our lives 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:47.920 to do it of our own strength but we poorly we poorly judge our needs we don't really don't really know 00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:55.200 what is the best thing to be administered to us in our need 00:20:58.400 --> 00:20:59.120 but jesus 00:21:01.360 --> 00:21:02.400 knows what is ahead 00:21:02.400 --> 00:21:10.640 and through whatever difficulties and uncertainties his compassion is such 00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:13.600 to alleviate the need 00:21:15.840 --> 00:21:18.000 to sufficiently provide for us 00:21:19.519 --> 00:21:22.800 as he extends that compassion down to us 00:21:24.880 --> 00:21:28.400 and what he gives to us you know it may not be what we want 00:21:28.400 --> 00:21:36.720 it may not be of our own reasoning of what we need but he he knows what we need 00:21:39.840 --> 00:21:42.800 where the people that gathered here the multitude 00:21:43.840 --> 00:21:49.040 did they want more than the basics of bread and fish they probably did 00:21:49.039 --> 00:22:01.440 we like all the added things that aren't necessary in our lives we enjoy them they're not always what we need 00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:10.079 did the multitude here sit and enjoy the best meal that they had ever tasted no 00:22:10.079 --> 00:22:15.199 where they left hungry no they weren't 00:22:17.679 --> 00:22:18.799 it was what they needed 00:22:20.720 --> 00:22:26.399 was it sufficient for them yes more abundantly sufficient 00:22:28.960 --> 00:22:31.279 jesus you know he he knows our needs 00:22:31.279 --> 00:22:38.000 and he meets it it's not always the way we would want it 00:22:39.839 --> 00:22:41.359 but he knows what is best for us 00:22:43.119 --> 00:22:47.680 and maybe we can only at times it's when we look back in our lives and see 00:22:49.680 --> 00:22:53.039 the need we had and the way he met it for us 00:22:53.039 --> 00:23:04.559 us but we really see his wisdom and his hand at work his provision for us in our time of need 00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:12.960 it's maybe not what we wanted but it was exactly what we needed during that time 00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:24.799 how he has kept us how he has provided for us through the year maybe even in miraculous ways 00:23:26.480 --> 00:23:28.000 ways we could never have imagined 00:23:30.400 --> 00:23:36.640 and from these experiences as we look back we have an assured confidence 00:23:36.640 --> 00:23:45.200 that the compassion that was extended to us in these days will continue that he will not leave us nor forsake us 00:23:46.480 --> 00:23:48.320 but we are people prone to forget 00:23:49.759 --> 00:23:58.160 we often forget and we often need to come back to these passages that we we know so well and remember 00:23:58.160 --> 00:24:05.120 what jesus has done we forget what jesus has done for us in our lives and we must come back 00:24:05.119 --> 00:24:15.199 and remember how he led us through these uncertainties we read about the disciples again in the boat 00:24:16.879 --> 00:24:21.279 where they only had one loaf between them all in chapter eight 00:24:23.119 --> 00:24:28.000 and they're essentially pointing the fingers to each other and disputing with one another 00:24:28.000 --> 00:24:36.079 who's fault it was who was it that forgot to take the bread with them 00:24:39.279 --> 00:24:47.759 jesus has to remind them of what he has done in the past in their experience and what he has done for his people 00:24:47.759 --> 00:25:00.480 there's much more to this passage but they're arguing over one loaf they've seen jesus provide in miraculous ways 00:25:00.480 --> 00:25:10.160 in the past in the past in the past experience and jesus is asking them when i fed the five thousand 00:25:11.519 --> 00:25:15.039 what what did you bring and what did what did you leave with 00:25:16.319 --> 00:25:23.440 like other kind when he fed the four thousand what did we have what did you bring to me what did you leave with 00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:35.200 who did i feed was there more than enough for you did i abundantly provide for you and they were saying 00:25:35.200 --> 00:25:39.519 well yes every time they were saying we had baskets full 00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:53.120 my basket each of them in this account each of them were fed each of them left with a basket 00:25:54.000 --> 00:26:02.080 of bread the bread that they began with was just a cup five loaves between so many would have been nothing 00:26:04.000 --> 00:26:08.559 but jesus provided abundantly for them 00:26:10.880 --> 00:26:16.480 now in our own lives we may feel like we have so little 00:26:16.480 --> 00:26:19.519 spiritually 00:26:20.960 --> 00:26:24.240 maybe we feel it empty we feel hungry 00:26:27.680 --> 00:26:30.079 maybe you feel like you've got less than you ever had 00:26:30.079 --> 00:26:39.439 maybe you feel like you've got one loaf you feel so bare you feel so unprepared 00:26:41.599 --> 00:26:43.599 you feel so unprepared for what lies ahead 00:26:43.599 --> 00:26:54.639 but he's saying remember what i've done for you remember how i've provided for you to this moment 00:26:54.640 --> 00:26:56.240 you feel like you're not a good friend 00:26:56.240 --> 00:27:01.360 stop reasoning by worldly ways turn and follow me 00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:03.600 trust in me 00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:06.320 i love you 00:27:06.319 --> 00:27:07.519 i love you 00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:12.879 and i extend my compassion to you which will not fail you 00:27:14.399 --> 00:27:16.079 i will not leave you hungry 00:27:17.839 --> 00:27:18.879 and i will sit you down 00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:25.040 at my banquet in table to enjoy a feast with me 00:27:26.480 --> 00:27:28.560 and ultimately this is the christian's hope 00:27:30.240 --> 00:27:37.280 and though we have often failed to trust in jesus we have often reasoned by our own understanding 00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:43.440 we try and figure it out ourselves he still does not abandon us 00:27:45.680 --> 00:27:48.559 it is good for us to remember what he has done for us 00:27:50.559 --> 00:27:53.759 and here he has extended his compassion to us 00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:58.960 how he died on the cross at calvary for us 00:27:59.920 --> 00:28:04.799 no greater love as any man that he would give his life for another 00:28:04.799 --> 00:28:11.119 this is the self-sacrificing good shepherd 00:28:13.359 --> 00:28:20.960 who stands in all comparison to all other shepherds in this world that lead us astray 00:28:23.119 --> 00:28:24.480 he leads us in the right way 00:28:26.639 --> 00:28:29.759 in certain ways in assured confidence 00:28:30.639 --> 00:28:33.599 that if we trust in him we will be provided for 00:28:33.599 --> 00:28:35.839 in this life and the one to come 00:28:37.039 --> 00:28:40.639 by his hand and by his power he will meet our need 00:28:43.119 --> 00:28:45.199 he will alleviate us from the power of sin 00:28:46.480 --> 00:28:48.000 even the sin that leads to death 00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:50.959 he will take us from that 00:28:52.319 --> 00:28:54.319 and even in the experience 00:28:55.759 --> 00:28:57.919 that we are all so familiar with 00:28:57.920 --> 00:29:02.240 and leave such a personal scar in our hearts 00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:06.320 he will be with us through that 00:29:11.600 --> 00:29:14.640 and we will just have a rise to look upon the good shepherd 00:29:14.640 --> 00:29:22.080 and say yes you love me and you provided for me 00:29:24.400 --> 00:29:26.240 and it is beyond my understanding 00:29:27.600 --> 00:29:30.560 his compassion to me is assuredly true 00:29:30.559 --> 00:29:42.399 it was his desire to alleviate my needs and to alleviate you from your needs 00:29:43.679 --> 00:29:45.359 to rescue us from death 00:29:45.359 --> 00:29:49.759 and abundantly satisfy our souls 00:29:51.039 --> 00:29:54.879 satisfy the needs the multitude we're craving something 00:29:54.880 --> 00:30:03.200 Jesus satisfies us abundantly and we trust in him 00:30:03.200 --> 00:30:16.400 him when we follow him you know we don't we don't understand it how he will feed us the people didn't 00:30:17.039 --> 00:30:27.759 understand he said trust in me sit down i will feed you we must have that faith in his words 00:30:27.759 --> 00:30:37.039 that we will receive the riches of his provision it will come to us 00:30:38.480 --> 00:30:42.799 no greater riches and when we are welcomed into his presence 00:30:46.079 --> 00:30:47.279 to be at peace with him 00:30:49.920 --> 00:30:55.119 sing sam's version of sam 17 says and expresses that 00:30:55.119 --> 00:31:07.679 but i in righteousness your face will surely see and with your likeness when i wake i satisfied will 00:31:07.679 --> 00:31:18.879 be but i in righteousness your face will surely see and with your likeness when i wake i satisfied will 00:31:18.880 --> 00:31:30.240 be the one who has provided for us and will satisfy us when we are in his presence 00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:37.599 and in his likeness we are in heaven and eternal 00:31:40.559 --> 00:31:41.440 rest with him 00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:50.720 can we turn to psalm 23 together in the scottish soldier 00:31:56.559 --> 00:31:56.960 that's on 00:31:56.960 --> 00:31:57.279 p