WEBVTT 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:05.740 Amen. You may be seated. Children, you're dismissed to your King's Kids class. 00:00:05.740 --> 00:00:10.700 ! And if you would open up your Bibles while I tie my left shoe. 00:00:10.700 --> 00:00:15.140 ! I don't want to trip while I'm preaching. 00:00:21.059 --> 00:00:25.359 Psalm 23 is on page 541 of your pew Bible. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:35.480 Psalm 23. I'm going to read it. 00:00:39.140 --> 00:00:41.179 May God bless the hearing of His Word. 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:44.299 The Lord is my shepherd. 00:00:45.920 --> 00:00:47.840 I shall not want. 00:00:49.900 --> 00:00:54.320 He makes me lie down in green pastures. 00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:57.539 He leads me beside still waters. 00:00:57.799 --> 00:00:59.340 He restores my soul. 00:00:59.340 --> 00:01:05.320 He leads me in paths of righteousness for His namesake. 00:01:06.560 --> 00:01:09.000 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 00:01:09.380 --> 00:01:14.780 I will fear no evil for you are with me. 00:01:15.159 --> 00:01:18.939 Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 00:01:20.020 --> 00:01:23.400 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:26.320 You anoint my head with oil. 00:01:26.320 --> 00:01:29.660 My cup overflows. 00:01:30.620 --> 00:01:39.040 Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. 00:01:39.600 --> 00:01:43.280 And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:46.180 May God bless the hearing of His Word. 00:01:48.820 --> 00:01:57.540 Psalm 23 is likely the most familiar and beloved passage of the entire Bible. 00:01:57.540 --> 00:02:01.860 These six verses are very familiar to many. 00:02:02.520 --> 00:02:06.280 And we got to ask the question, why is that? 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:15.060 Well, a quick answer to why Psalm 23 is so special to so many is it's so personal, so comforting. 00:02:15.060 --> 00:02:23.759 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me. 00:02:23.759 --> 00:02:30.280 You know, your rod, your staff, they comfort me. 00:02:34.359 --> 00:02:43.219 You know, we all know what it's like to be in dark places. 00:02:44.319 --> 00:02:53.599 We all know what it's like to long for a leader, to be present with us, to guide us through dark times. 00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:57.699 But Psalm 23 is far more than comforting. 00:02:59.239 --> 00:03:03.219 Psalm 23 begins with a confession, with a declaration. 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:08.199 It's a declaration where David, who wrote it, says, 00:03:08.639 --> 00:03:11.239 The Lord is my shepherd. 00:03:12.399 --> 00:03:14.219 There's no ifs to that. 00:03:15.299 --> 00:03:17.359 There's no maybes in that. 00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:19.359 He's not, I hope the Lord is my shepherd. 00:03:21.239 --> 00:03:22.399 It's declarative. 00:03:22.400 --> 00:03:24.360 It's a confident claim. 00:03:24.460 --> 00:03:25.980 It's an assertion of fact. 00:03:26.539 --> 00:03:27.659 Do you know what David is claiming? 00:03:28.439 --> 00:03:30.960 The God of the universe is for him. 00:03:32.480 --> 00:03:34.599 The God of the universe is his leader. 00:03:36.099 --> 00:03:38.400 And it's as though David is saying, 00:03:39.420 --> 00:03:42.719 The Lord Yahweh is my shepherd. 00:03:42.939 --> 00:03:43.740 Lead on. 00:03:45.340 --> 00:03:45.939 Lead on. 00:03:45.939 --> 00:03:54.039 Over the next three Sundays, we'll be lingering in Psalm 23. 00:03:56.719 --> 00:03:59.560 I got a little cracker still in my throat. 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:08.060 This morning, we're going to look at our shepherd goes before us in verses 1 and 2. 00:04:08.060 --> 00:04:10.780 So we get to say, I lack nothing. 00:04:11.640 --> 00:04:15.620 Next Sunday, we'll see our shepherd is with us in verses 3 and 4. 00:04:15.979 --> 00:04:19.160 So we can say, I shall fear not. 00:04:20.280 --> 00:04:24.920 And then the following Sunday, we'll see how our shepherd comes after us in 5 and 6. 00:04:24.920 --> 00:04:30.980 And how we are promised to dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 00:04:32.280 --> 00:04:32.800 Lead on. 00:04:34.060 --> 00:04:35.199 Lead on, good shepherd. 00:04:35.540 --> 00:04:37.480 Lead on the great shepherd of the sheep. 00:04:37.740 --> 00:04:39.860 Lead on the chief shepherd. 00:04:39.860 --> 00:04:43.199 Lord, we fear not. 00:04:44.819 --> 00:04:45.939 We lack not. 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:49.060 We will dwell with him for other brothers and sisters. 00:04:49.220 --> 00:04:54.720 The God of the universe is for us in the person of Jesus Christ. 00:04:54.879 --> 00:04:55.460 He's our leader. 00:04:55.580 --> 00:04:56.259 He's our shepherd. 00:04:56.960 --> 00:04:58.180 And so we follow him. 00:04:59.540 --> 00:05:02.620 And so this morning, I want to help you see how he goes before us. 00:05:02.620 --> 00:05:09.439 And so as we look through chapter 23, verses 1 and 2, I want to make this case. 00:05:10.459 --> 00:05:13.300 With God as our shepherd, we lack nothing. 00:05:14.500 --> 00:05:16.759 With God as our shepherd, we lack nothing. 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:20.560 And that should put confidence in you. 00:05:21.920 --> 00:05:22.800 So three points. 00:05:24.040 --> 00:05:24.860 Our shepherd's name. 00:05:26.199 --> 00:05:27.579 Our shepherd's care. 00:05:28.579 --> 00:05:31.980 And our claim on this shepherd. 00:05:33.620 --> 00:05:35.800 So let's look at our shepherd's name. 00:05:36.579 --> 00:05:37.439 Chapter 23. 00:05:38.060 --> 00:05:41.180 The first five words. 00:05:41.579 --> 00:05:44.160 The Lord is my shepherd. 00:05:44.340 --> 00:05:47.879 What we have here is a bit of a job title. 00:05:48.399 --> 00:05:48.699 Shepherd. 00:05:50.060 --> 00:05:51.100 And a name. 00:05:52.280 --> 00:05:52.740 Lord. 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:59.699 Throughout the Psalms, God is described as a king enthroned in heaven. 00:05:59.860 --> 00:06:00.280 Psalm 2. 00:06:00.279 --> 00:06:03.579 He's described as the judge of the whole earth. 00:06:03.699 --> 00:06:04.279 Psalm 96. 00:06:04.919 --> 00:06:10.559 And in Psalm 18, we have this series of descriptions. 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:11.359 My rock. 00:06:11.500 --> 00:06:12.500 My fortress. 00:06:12.699 --> 00:06:13.319 My deliverer. 00:06:13.339 --> 00:06:13.939 My shield. 00:06:14.059 --> 00:06:15.019 The horn of my salvation. 00:06:15.179 --> 00:06:16.099 My stronghold. 00:06:17.179 --> 00:06:24.899 And here in Psalm 23, David confesses God as his shepherd. 00:06:24.899 --> 00:06:26.659 Now, David himself was a shepherd. 00:06:27.560 --> 00:06:28.560 1 Samuel 16. 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:31.060 He's a shepherd of the sheep. 00:06:31.179 --> 00:06:33.079 But he was also a shepherd of people. 00:06:33.199 --> 00:06:34.120 A shepherd king. 00:06:34.819 --> 00:06:36.219 Psalm 78, 74. 00:06:37.500 --> 00:06:47.199 Shepherds of the ancient Near East would go out before their flocks by day, leading them out to grassy pasture in fresh water. 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:49.939 And they would leave them out with their voice or with a little pipe. 00:06:51.159 --> 00:06:55.099 And the shepherd would recognize the voice. 00:06:56.079 --> 00:06:59.120 The sheep would recognize the voice of their shepherd and would follow. 00:07:01.039 --> 00:07:03.379 Shepherds would provide for their sheep. 00:07:03.579 --> 00:07:06.399 Shepherds would protect their sheep from danger. 00:07:06.599 --> 00:07:09.879 Shepherds tracked down lost sheep of theirs. 00:07:09.879 --> 00:07:14.759 Shepherds brought sick and injured sheep back to health. 00:07:16.100 --> 00:07:17.939 To shepherd sheep is to lead sheep. 00:07:19.180 --> 00:07:22.439 And to shepherd people is to lead people. 00:07:24.339 --> 00:07:27.959 God is our shepherd leader. 00:07:29.040 --> 00:07:30.819 The shepherd leader of his people. 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:33.339 Shepherds know their sheep. 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:36.699 And sheep know their shepherds. 00:07:36.699 --> 00:07:47.180 Now, sheep are not the most intimidating creatures of the animal kingdom. 00:07:48.479 --> 00:07:49.659 Sheep do not have claws. 00:07:50.860 --> 00:07:52.379 They do not have fangs. 00:07:53.099 --> 00:07:53.699 Sharp teeth. 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:55.419 They're not bloodthirsty. 00:07:56.620 --> 00:07:58.939 They're rather vulnerable and defenseless. 00:08:00.459 --> 00:08:03.719 Has anybody felt vulnerable and defenseless? 00:08:03.919 --> 00:08:05.079 Felt exposed? 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:05.759 Yes. 00:08:06.699 --> 00:08:11.139 Sheep aren't the brightest of the animal kingdom. 00:08:11.420 --> 00:08:12.920 They're easily disoriented. 00:08:13.240 --> 00:08:15.759 They're more on the dull side of things. 00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:18.980 And aren't we too? 00:08:20.459 --> 00:08:23.180 Doesn't take much to disorient us. 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:29.500 Doesn't take much to realize we have knowledge of only a limited amount of things. 00:08:29.500 --> 00:08:30.500 Sheep are nervous. 00:08:30.500 --> 00:08:31.500 They're nervous. 00:08:31.500 --> 00:08:32.500 They're nervous. 00:08:32.500 --> 00:08:33.279 Sheep are nervous. 00:08:34.899 --> 00:08:36.179 They're jumpy. 00:08:37.679 --> 00:08:39.080 They're skittish. 00:08:40.940 --> 00:08:42.200 They're anxious. 00:08:44.139 --> 00:08:47.720 We all know what it is like to be anxious. 00:08:47.720 --> 00:08:54.899 If God is the shepherd, then we are the sheep. 00:08:55.940 --> 00:08:59.379 And we need a shepherd to lead us. 00:08:59.480 --> 00:09:04.420 Do you know in John 10, how Jesus refers to himself? 00:09:04.419 --> 00:09:11.259 I am the good shepherd who lays his life down for the sheep. 00:09:11.259 --> 00:09:14.840 Jesus isn't speaking about animals. 00:09:14.840 --> 00:09:16.319 He's speaking about people. 00:09:16.319 --> 00:09:23.220 A whole new flock with one shepherd that would become his through the blood he sheds for them. 00:09:23.600 --> 00:09:27.000 A blood and a body which we celebrate at communion. 00:09:27.740 --> 00:09:28.500 A new covenant. 00:09:28.500 --> 00:09:36.559 And that's why this shepherd's name is so important. 00:09:38.200 --> 00:09:40.360 The Lord is my shepherd. 00:09:40.480 --> 00:09:41.779 We've looked at the title, shepherd. 00:09:42.080 --> 00:09:44.220 Now let's look at the name, Lord. 00:09:44.559 --> 00:09:50.940 Now you may be thinking, huh, Lord, that sounds like another job title, not a name. 00:09:50.940 --> 00:10:00.300 But did you notice in 23.1 that the word Lord is all in caps, every letter? 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:01.940 L-O-R-D. 00:10:03.560 --> 00:10:10.040 Now that is because that English translation of the Hebrew word under it is signaling something. 00:10:10.280 --> 00:10:16.860 It's signaling that the name is the personal name of God. 00:10:17.800 --> 00:10:18.360 Yahweh. 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:20.180 Or Jehovah. 00:10:20.940 --> 00:10:26.440 And it comes from something that happened in Exodus chapter 3. 00:10:27.960 --> 00:10:33.880 In Exodus 3, Moses is shepherding his father-in-law's flock, Jethro's flock. 00:10:34.260 --> 00:10:38.240 And he's on Mount Horeb, also known as Mount Sinai. 00:10:39.700 --> 00:10:43.140 And lo and behold, God speaks to Moses from a burning bush. 00:10:43.140 --> 00:10:48.360 And what was striking about this whole situation is that this bush was burning, 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:51.480 but the bush was not being consumed. 00:10:52.620 --> 00:10:58.940 The flames, the burning was self-perpetuating without consuming the bush. 00:10:59.519 --> 00:11:00.700 It was a sight to behold. 00:11:00.700 --> 00:11:11.400 And out of that burning bush, God speaks to Moses and he commissions Moses to go to Egypt and lead his people out of bondage. 00:11:11.720 --> 00:11:14.320 And so Moses says, okay, I'll do that. 00:11:14.460 --> 00:11:17.040 What if I go and the people ask who sent me? 00:11:17.300 --> 00:11:20.040 By what name do I tell them is sending me? 00:11:20.039 --> 00:11:25.240 And then God says to him, tell them I am who I am is sending you. 00:11:25.319 --> 00:11:28.339 Tell them I am is sending you to them. 00:11:29.860 --> 00:11:36.240 It's almost like God is saying, tell them the I is is sending you. 00:11:36.240 --> 00:11:46.519 And what that name that's translated Yahweh, because it means I am, it's a Hebrew verb. 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:50.120 It's getting at something about God's nature. 00:11:52.620 --> 00:11:54.240 His self-existence. 00:11:55.840 --> 00:11:59.519 His self-sufficiency that he is uncreated. 00:12:00.639 --> 00:12:01.879 The I am. 00:12:01.879 --> 00:12:14.000 He is the creator of all, the sustainer of all, the savior of all, the judge of all, all-knowing, all-powerful, all-present, all-wise. 00:12:14.620 --> 00:12:16.100 This is the great I am. 00:12:17.779 --> 00:12:21.200 And if you're hearing it right, this is what David is saying. 00:12:22.200 --> 00:12:23.820 In these first five words. 00:12:25.139 --> 00:12:27.779 The great I am is my shepherd. 00:12:27.779 --> 00:12:36.819 No ifs, maybes, or hopesos about it. 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:38.600 It's confessional. 00:12:39.039 --> 00:12:39.860 It's declarative. 00:12:41.559 --> 00:12:47.259 What's interesting about Psalm 23 is that Psalm 23 1 starts with the Lord Yahweh. 00:12:47.639 --> 00:12:49.079 And if you look down to verse 6, 00:12:49.720 --> 00:12:53.120 And I shall dwell in the house of Yahweh forever. 00:12:53.379 --> 00:12:55.879 It bookends the psalm. 00:12:55.879 --> 00:13:07.659 Now, when you know that your shepherd is the God of the universe, it puts confidence in your heart. 00:13:09.700 --> 00:13:13.539 In John 8, Jesus is interacting with some Jews. 00:13:13.659 --> 00:13:18.279 If you want to turn there, it's on page 1064 of your Pew Bible. 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:20.740 He's interacting with a group of Jews. 00:13:21.419 --> 00:13:26.000 And Jesus starts talking about Abraham in the most interesting of ways. 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:27.199 He says in verse 56, 00:13:27.679 --> 00:13:30.839 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. 00:13:31.100 --> 00:13:33.259 He saw it and was glad. 00:13:33.519 --> 00:13:38.620 Now, what's interesting about that is he's not talking about Abraham as a historical figure. 00:13:38.819 --> 00:13:41.240 He's talking about Abraham as if he knew Abraham. 00:13:41.240 --> 00:13:44.379 So the Jews said to him, 00:13:44.460 --> 00:13:46.039 You're not yet 50 years old. 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:47.379 And have you seen Abraham? 00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:49.580 He lived hundreds of years ago. 00:13:51.340 --> 00:13:52.240 Jesus said to them, 00:13:52.759 --> 00:13:54.480 Truly, truly, I say to you, 00:13:54.560 --> 00:13:55.940 Before Abraham was, 00:13:57.720 --> 00:13:58.220 I am. 00:14:00.019 --> 00:14:01.539 The Greek is ego ami. 00:14:01.539 --> 00:14:13.000 The Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible translates the I am of Exodus 3.14 as ego ami. 00:14:15.139 --> 00:14:19.679 What Jesus is claiming here is to be Yahweh incarnate. 00:14:22.199 --> 00:14:30.599 This good shepherd of John 10, here in John 8, is claiming to be Yahweh incarnate. 00:14:31.539 --> 00:14:36.099 This is striking. 00:14:38.659 --> 00:14:40.360 So when we read, 00:14:40.500 --> 00:14:41.559 The Lord is my shepherd. 00:14:42.799 --> 00:14:43.980 David is saying, 00:14:44.199 --> 00:14:46.980 The great I am is my shepherd. 00:14:47.299 --> 00:14:48.439 We get to say, 00:14:49.099 --> 00:14:51.559 Yahweh incarnate is my shepherd. 00:14:53.379 --> 00:14:55.000 We confess him. 00:14:56.500 --> 00:15:01.319 The great incarnate I am is my shepherd. 00:15:01.539 --> 00:15:02.319 That's his name. 00:15:03.860 --> 00:15:04.339 Jesus. 00:15:06.339 --> 00:15:09.839 And now we move from our shepherd's name to our shepherd's care. 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:15.940 At the second half of verse 1 into verse 2, we read, 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:17.259 I shall not want. 00:15:19.320 --> 00:15:20.680 Yahweh is my shepherd. 00:15:21.060 --> 00:15:22.720 The great I am is my shepherd. 00:15:22.820 --> 00:15:23.620 I shall not want. 00:15:24.399 --> 00:15:26.100 He makes me lie down in green pastures. 00:15:26.220 --> 00:15:27.840 He leads me beside still waters. 00:15:27.840 --> 00:15:34.379 To English speaking Americans living in the 21st century. 00:15:34.580 --> 00:15:37.139 It would be very tempting to interpret, 00:15:37.399 --> 00:15:39.100 I shall not want as, 00:15:39.500 --> 00:15:41.600 He gives me everything I desire. 00:15:41.600 --> 00:15:46.879 He gives me all the health that I want. 00:15:47.680 --> 00:15:48.820 We know that's not true. 00:15:49.820 --> 00:15:52.139 He gives me all the wealth that I want. 00:15:52.259 --> 00:15:53.320 We know that's not true. 00:15:54.060 --> 00:15:55.060 David's not saying that. 00:15:57.060 --> 00:15:58.620 What David is saying is that, 00:15:59.139 --> 00:16:00.879 The great I am is my shepherd. 00:16:00.879 --> 00:16:03.580 I lack nothing. 00:16:05.100 --> 00:16:08.240 It's the old way of thinking about the word want. 00:16:08.659 --> 00:16:09.759 I lack nothing. 00:16:11.860 --> 00:16:14.919 And the reason why David lacks nothing 00:16:14.919 --> 00:16:18.179 is because his God is his everything. 00:16:18.939 --> 00:16:21.919 The great I am is his shepherd. 00:16:21.919 --> 00:16:26.199 And he knows that he will provide everything that he needs. 00:16:27.319 --> 00:16:28.179 In Psalm 16, 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:31.379 David speaks of his God 00:16:31.379 --> 00:16:34.199 as my portion. 00:16:35.299 --> 00:16:36.199 My everything. 00:16:39.860 --> 00:16:43.620 Because the great I am is David's shepherd, 00:16:44.479 --> 00:16:46.879 he knows that all of his needs 00:16:46.879 --> 00:16:48.899 will be met. 00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:51.159 And so what you have in the rest of Psalm 23, 00:16:51.159 --> 00:16:53.579 if you think of the Lord is my shepherd, 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:54.419 I shall not want, 00:16:54.759 --> 00:16:57.059 as kind of the governing sentence 00:16:57.059 --> 00:16:58.399 of this whole Psalm, 00:16:58.639 --> 00:16:59.740 the rest of the Psalm 00:16:59.740 --> 00:17:01.539 kind of lays out 00:17:01.539 --> 00:17:04.920 how we need not worry. 00:17:05.700 --> 00:17:07.220 He goes before us. 00:17:07.460 --> 00:17:08.480 He is with us. 00:17:08.779 --> 00:17:10.299 He comes after us. 00:17:15.639 --> 00:17:16.759 Green Pastures. 00:17:16.759 --> 00:17:21.180 Name that movie. 00:17:21.180 --> 00:17:23.779 The Hills Are Alive. 00:17:24.140 --> 00:17:25.140 Yes. 00:17:25.259 --> 00:17:26.259 Do you remember the opening scene? 00:17:26.259 --> 00:17:31.099 Some kind of flying vehicle 00:17:31.099 --> 00:17:34.140 kind of zooms in on Julie Andrews. 00:17:37.879 --> 00:17:41.079 She's twirling in a pasture, 00:17:42.359 --> 00:17:45.539 a mountain pasture of the Austrian Alps, 00:17:46.680 --> 00:17:48.759 surrounded by lush forest. 00:17:48.759 --> 00:17:50.720 It is just vibrant. 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:52.920 The hills are alive. 00:17:54.640 --> 00:17:58.099 Or maybe you've driven up north 00:17:58.099 --> 00:17:59.960 and you've driven through the pasture lands 00:17:59.960 --> 00:18:00.700 of Wisconsin. 00:18:02.359 --> 00:18:06.279 And you've seen these fenced stretches 00:18:06.279 --> 00:18:09.220 of rich green grass 00:18:09.220 --> 00:18:12.140 where animals roam in gray. 00:18:12.759 --> 00:18:14.319 You just need to let them out of the barn. 00:18:14.319 --> 00:18:16.539 Because it's fenced. 00:18:16.619 --> 00:18:17.339 You don't need a shepherd. 00:18:20.500 --> 00:18:23.099 These are not the green pastures 00:18:23.099 --> 00:18:24.500 of David's time. 00:18:26.460 --> 00:18:27.659 In David's day, 00:18:28.740 --> 00:18:32.759 he lived in a dry, arid, rocky, hilly place 00:18:32.759 --> 00:18:35.659 with dangerous ravines. 00:18:36.819 --> 00:18:39.740 Green pastures were spread out 00:18:39.740 --> 00:18:43.039 among this dry and rocky countryside. 00:18:43.039 --> 00:18:44.960 And it was somewhat dependent too 00:18:44.960 --> 00:18:47.039 upon the season that you were living in. 00:18:48.859 --> 00:18:51.119 A shepherd knew where 00:18:51.119 --> 00:18:54.299 to find green pasture 00:18:54.299 --> 00:18:56.920 so that his sheep could eat, 00:18:58.259 --> 00:18:59.379 survive and live, 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:00.879 to thrive. 00:19:02.339 --> 00:19:05.460 The grass in these green pastures 00:19:05.460 --> 00:19:07.680 provided the nutrients 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:09.559 for the sheep to live. 00:19:09.559 --> 00:19:14.139 But God doesn't lead sheep. 00:19:14.240 --> 00:19:15.119 He leads people. 00:19:16.559 --> 00:19:18.519 God doesn't feed us with grass. 00:19:20.919 --> 00:19:22.379 He feeds us 00:19:22.379 --> 00:19:25.559 with the spiritual nutrients 00:19:26.220 --> 00:19:29.639 that come from this book. 00:19:31.399 --> 00:19:33.240 This is the green pasture. 00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:37.920 Our good shepherd leads us here 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:41.799 for our souls to feast, 00:19:42.700 --> 00:19:44.279 to find strength. 00:19:45.960 --> 00:19:49.319 We find rich pasture in God's word. 00:19:49.880 --> 00:19:50.500 Still water. 00:19:51.779 --> 00:19:53.140 Did you notice that the phrase is, 00:19:53.740 --> 00:19:55.359 he leads me besides, 00:19:55.859 --> 00:19:56.720 not just water, 00:19:57.259 --> 00:19:58.039 still water. 00:19:58.039 --> 00:19:58.519 Remember, 00:19:59.839 --> 00:20:00.799 we sheep are nervous, 00:20:01.019 --> 00:20:01.379 jumpy, 00:20:01.399 --> 00:20:02.079 and anxious. 00:20:03.879 --> 00:20:04.319 And so, 00:20:05.119 --> 00:20:06.279 it turns out that sheep 00:20:06.279 --> 00:20:07.359 are reluctant to drink 00:20:07.359 --> 00:20:08.220 from running water, 00:20:08.379 --> 00:20:10.099 apparently because it moves. 00:20:12.399 --> 00:20:13.779 And so back in the day, 00:20:13.899 --> 00:20:15.859 these shepherds would dig out 00:20:15.859 --> 00:20:18.000 little troughs next to streams. 00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:20.839 And what would happen is, 00:20:21.079 --> 00:20:22.359 the running water 00:20:22.359 --> 00:20:24.400 would trickle into this trough 00:20:24.400 --> 00:20:25.859 and it would fill up 00:20:25.859 --> 00:20:28.200 into a serene pool of water 00:20:28.200 --> 00:20:30.440 that was very inviting to sheep. 00:20:31.380 --> 00:20:32.359 Still waters. 00:20:37.299 --> 00:20:39.920 Just as sheep need water to live, 00:20:41.519 --> 00:20:44.160 we need spiritual refreshment, 00:20:44.160 --> 00:20:47.360 and God leads us 00:20:47.360 --> 00:20:48.220 to the still, 00:20:48.560 --> 00:20:48.800 deep, 00:20:49.060 --> 00:20:50.080 gentle waters 00:20:50.080 --> 00:20:53.100 of this book 00:20:53.100 --> 00:20:55.420 for refreshment. 00:20:57.000 --> 00:20:59.160 We need the food 00:20:59.160 --> 00:21:00.000 and the drink 00:21:00.000 --> 00:21:02.759 that our good shepherd provides 00:21:02.759 --> 00:21:04.000 and he provides us 00:21:04.000 --> 00:21:05.460 again and again 00:21:05.460 --> 00:21:06.360 and again. 00:21:06.740 --> 00:21:08.120 He leads us to the book 00:21:08.120 --> 00:21:12.259 so that we find strength, 00:21:12.940 --> 00:21:14.140 that we thrive, 00:21:14.160 --> 00:21:17.900 we eat our fill 00:21:17.900 --> 00:21:19.580 and drink deep 00:21:19.580 --> 00:21:21.220 on a daily basis. 00:21:23.540 --> 00:21:24.560 This book, 00:21:25.680 --> 00:21:26.380 the Apostle Paul 00:21:26.380 --> 00:21:27.400 describes it as 00:21:27.400 --> 00:21:28.700 every word, 00:21:28.840 --> 00:21:29.460 all Scripture 00:21:29.460 --> 00:21:30.840 is breathed out 00:21:30.840 --> 00:21:31.640 by God. 00:21:32.860 --> 00:21:34.259 Every word 00:21:34.259 --> 00:21:34.980 originates 00:21:34.980 --> 00:21:36.460 in God's mind. 00:21:38.019 --> 00:21:38.840 And when you 00:21:38.840 --> 00:21:40.420 consume it, 00:21:41.420 --> 00:21:43.160 it gives life. 00:21:44.580 --> 00:21:45.519 Remember what Jesus said 00:21:45.519 --> 00:21:46.940 when he was tempted 00:21:46.940 --> 00:21:49.060 in Matthew 4, 00:21:49.120 --> 00:21:50.160 for man cannot live 00:21:50.160 --> 00:21:50.800 by bread alone 00:21:50.800 --> 00:21:51.779 but by every word 00:21:51.779 --> 00:21:52.340 that proceeds 00:21:52.340 --> 00:21:53.580 from the mouth of God. 00:21:54.860 --> 00:21:55.380 Hey sheep, 00:21:56.140 --> 00:21:57.420 you want to thrive? 00:21:57.480 --> 00:21:58.140 You want to live 00:21:58.140 --> 00:21:59.259 in this dry 00:21:59.259 --> 00:22:00.860 and rocky place 00:22:00.860 --> 00:22:01.600 called life? 00:22:03.080 --> 00:22:03.779 Your good shepherd 00:22:03.779 --> 00:22:04.800 brings you to 00:22:04.800 --> 00:22:06.420 this grain pasture 00:22:06.420 --> 00:22:07.640 and this 00:22:07.640 --> 00:22:09.300 still water 00:22:09.300 --> 00:22:10.080 of Scriptures. 00:22:10.580 --> 00:22:10.759 It's 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:13.980 to give you nutrients 00:22:13.980 --> 00:22:15.240 and refreshment 00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:15.800 to live. 00:22:15.940 --> 00:22:16.140 I mean, 00:22:16.800 --> 00:22:17.240 September 00:22:17.240 --> 00:22:18.580 is the season 00:22:18.580 --> 00:22:20.060 of start-ups. 00:22:21.060 --> 00:22:22.360 School starting up, 00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:23.740 extracurricular 00:22:23.740 --> 00:22:24.700 starting up, 00:22:25.160 --> 00:22:26.259 work seems to 00:22:26.259 --> 00:22:27.320 take up notches. 00:22:27.319 --> 00:22:27.700 I mean, 00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:28.879 just our life 00:22:28.879 --> 00:22:29.819 together as a church 00:22:29.819 --> 00:22:30.539 ramps up. 00:22:32.419 --> 00:22:33.159 One could 00:22:33.159 --> 00:22:35.539 start neglecting 00:22:35.539 --> 00:22:36.659 the green pastures 00:22:36.659 --> 00:22:37.839 and the still waters 00:22:37.839 --> 00:22:40.059 because it's so busy. 00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.859 I would say 00:22:42.859 --> 00:22:43.559 it's all the more 00:22:43.559 --> 00:22:44.480 reason to 00:22:44.480 --> 00:22:46.179 eat your fill 00:22:46.179 --> 00:22:46.919 and drink deep 00:22:46.919 --> 00:22:47.839 from God's word 00:22:47.839 --> 00:22:48.859 on a daily basis. 00:22:49.059 --> 00:22:49.679 Man cannot live 00:22:49.679 --> 00:22:50.259 by bread alone 00:22:50.259 --> 00:22:51.119 but by every word 00:22:51.119 --> 00:22:51.599 that proceeds 00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:52.179 from the mouth 00:22:52.179 --> 00:22:52.619 of God. 00:22:52.619 --> 00:22:54.439 and Jesus 00:22:54.439 --> 00:22:54.979 himself, 00:22:55.119 --> 00:22:56.759 our good shepherd 00:22:56.759 --> 00:22:57.739 wants you 00:22:57.739 --> 00:22:58.779 to eat your fill 00:22:58.779 --> 00:22:59.839 and drink deep. 00:23:03.079 --> 00:23:04.319 There's this expression, 00:23:06.019 --> 00:23:06.559 you can lead 00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:07.559 a horse to water 00:23:07.559 --> 00:23:08.219 but you can't 00:23:08.219 --> 00:23:08.839 make a drink. 00:23:10.539 --> 00:23:11.559 Your shepherd 00:23:11.559 --> 00:23:13.579 can lead you 00:23:13.579 --> 00:23:15.039 to the green pastures 00:23:15.039 --> 00:23:16.079 and still waters 00:23:16.079 --> 00:23:18.239 of this divine book 00:23:18.239 --> 00:23:20.599 but he can't force you 00:23:20.599 --> 00:23:22.039 to eat and drink. 00:23:22.619 --> 00:23:26.219 What are the obstacles 00:23:26.219 --> 00:23:26.959 that get in the way 00:23:26.959 --> 00:23:27.699 of you 00:23:27.699 --> 00:23:29.459 consuming 00:23:29.459 --> 00:23:30.759 daily 00:23:30.759 --> 00:23:31.919 from this 00:23:31.919 --> 00:23:33.000 good book? 00:23:34.359 --> 00:23:35.479 Have you ever wondered 00:23:35.479 --> 00:23:36.159 why God 00:23:36.159 --> 00:23:37.000 would want you 00:23:37.000 --> 00:23:37.399 to 00:23:37.399 --> 00:23:39.279 daily 00:23:39.279 --> 00:23:40.299 consume 00:23:40.299 --> 00:23:41.079 his words? 00:23:42.979 --> 00:23:43.939 Do you have 00:23:43.939 --> 00:23:44.839 a daily time, 00:23:44.959 --> 00:23:45.859 a daily place, 00:23:46.199 --> 00:23:47.219 a daily plan 00:23:47.219 --> 00:23:47.919 to consume 00:23:47.919 --> 00:23:48.799 the richness 00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:49.439 and fullness 00:23:49.439 --> 00:23:50.459 of God's word? 00:23:52.619 --> 00:23:53.159 If you don't, 00:23:53.359 --> 00:23:53.919 I got a plan 00:23:53.919 --> 00:23:54.299 for you. 00:23:55.159 --> 00:23:55.619 You ready? 00:23:57.139 --> 00:23:57.959 Just carve out 00:23:57.959 --> 00:23:59.059 five to ten minutes 00:23:59.059 --> 00:24:00.239 a day to start 00:24:00.239 --> 00:24:02.519 and just start 00:24:02.519 --> 00:24:03.519 reading Psalm 23. 00:24:04.299 --> 00:24:04.879 That's all. 00:24:05.719 --> 00:24:06.359 Just start reading 00:24:06.359 --> 00:24:07.139 Psalm 23 00:24:07.139 --> 00:24:08.659 and then 00:24:08.659 --> 00:24:10.500 if you think 00:24:10.500 --> 00:24:10.859 of it, 00:24:11.859 --> 00:24:13.119 start confessing 00:24:13.119 --> 00:24:13.859 verse one 00:24:13.859 --> 00:24:15.479 by way of prayer. 00:24:15.839 --> 00:24:16.319 The Lord, 00:24:16.539 --> 00:24:17.119 Lord Jesus, 00:24:17.279 --> 00:24:18.159 you are my shepherd. 00:24:18.160 --> 00:24:19.540 I lack 00:24:19.540 --> 00:24:19.980 nothing. 00:24:23.080 --> 00:24:23.680 There's this 00:24:23.680 --> 00:24:24.279 other piece 00:24:24.279 --> 00:24:25.200 of verse two 00:24:25.200 --> 00:24:25.779 that's very 00:24:25.779 --> 00:24:26.220 interesting. 00:24:27.920 --> 00:24:28.600 You see 00:24:28.600 --> 00:24:29.720 in it, 00:24:30.040 --> 00:24:30.759 in verses two 00:24:30.759 --> 00:24:31.220 and three, 00:24:31.660 --> 00:24:32.120 he makes me 00:24:32.120 --> 00:24:32.720 lie down, 00:24:32.860 --> 00:24:33.420 he leads me, 00:24:33.519 --> 00:24:34.500 he restores my soul, 00:24:34.660 --> 00:24:35.060 he leads me 00:24:35.060 --> 00:24:35.880 in paths of righteousness. 00:24:36.100 --> 00:24:37.360 This is God 00:24:37.360 --> 00:24:38.140 leading us. 00:24:38.279 --> 00:24:38.700 This is our 00:24:38.700 --> 00:24:39.220 good shepherd 00:24:39.220 --> 00:24:40.019 leading us. 00:24:40.220 --> 00:24:40.900 But what's 00:24:40.900 --> 00:24:41.440 interesting about 00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:41.980 verse two, 00:24:42.160 --> 00:24:43.140 that he makes me 00:24:43.140 --> 00:24:44.080 lie down in green 00:24:44.080 --> 00:24:44.580 pastures, 00:24:44.759 --> 00:24:46.160 this one commentator 00:24:46.160 --> 00:24:47.279 said, 00:24:47.420 --> 00:24:48.240 it's more like 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:50.440 he settles me 00:24:50.440 --> 00:24:50.740 down. 00:24:53.980 --> 00:24:55.040 He doesn't 00:24:55.040 --> 00:24:55.860 force us 00:24:55.860 --> 00:24:56.400 down. 00:24:57.980 --> 00:24:58.700 He doesn't 00:24:58.700 --> 00:24:59.259 force us 00:24:59.259 --> 00:25:00.060 to lie down. 00:25:00.720 --> 00:25:01.500 He settles us 00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:01.720 down. 00:25:01.800 --> 00:25:02.240 He knows the 00:25:02.240 --> 00:25:02.600 sheep are 00:25:02.600 --> 00:25:02.880 jumping. 00:25:04.100 --> 00:25:04.600 And the way 00:25:04.600 --> 00:25:05.279 that he settles 00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:06.060 us down is 00:25:06.060 --> 00:25:06.580 by saying, 00:25:07.140 --> 00:25:07.259 hey, 00:25:07.440 --> 00:25:08.200 eat your fill, 00:25:08.320 --> 00:25:08.580 drink, 00:25:08.580 --> 00:25:09.400 drink deep. 00:25:10.380 --> 00:25:10.880 And when we 00:25:10.880 --> 00:25:11.460 eat our fill 00:25:11.460 --> 00:25:11.920 of scripture 00:25:11.920 --> 00:25:12.640 and we drink 00:25:12.640 --> 00:25:13.320 deep from 00:25:13.320 --> 00:25:13.720 scripture, 00:25:13.960 --> 00:25:15.040 we are renewed, 00:25:15.039 --> 00:25:16.159 we remember 00:25:16.159 --> 00:25:17.059 that our God 00:25:17.059 --> 00:25:17.700 is our shepherd, 00:25:18.039 --> 00:25:18.659 we remember 00:25:18.659 --> 00:25:19.339 that all things 00:25:19.339 --> 00:25:20.200 are in his hands, 00:25:20.539 --> 00:25:20.980 we remember 00:25:20.980 --> 00:25:21.859 that he goes 00:25:21.859 --> 00:25:22.619 before us, 00:25:22.659 --> 00:25:23.200 he's with us, 00:25:23.240 --> 00:25:23.980 he comes after 00:25:23.980 --> 00:25:24.519 us, 00:25:24.899 --> 00:25:26.039 and that we 00:25:26.039 --> 00:25:27.980 can settle. 00:25:30.859 --> 00:25:31.859 He settles us 00:25:31.859 --> 00:25:32.240 down. 00:25:33.859 --> 00:25:34.599 He calms our 00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:35.559 anxious hearts. 00:25:37.139 --> 00:25:37.920 It's a picture 00:25:37.920 --> 00:25:38.619 of peace, 00:25:39.659 --> 00:25:40.059 safety, 00:25:40.420 --> 00:25:40.920 security, 00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:42.240 of rest. 00:25:43.519 --> 00:25:43.920 Remember what 00:25:43.920 --> 00:25:44.480 Jesus said, 00:25:44.600 --> 00:25:45.380 come to me 00:25:45.380 --> 00:25:45.860 all you 00:25:45.860 --> 00:25:47.480 who labor 00:25:47.480 --> 00:25:48.019 and are heavy 00:25:48.019 --> 00:25:48.380 laden 00:25:48.380 --> 00:25:49.060 and I will 00:25:49.060 --> 00:25:49.519 give you 00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:49.960 rest. 00:25:53.300 --> 00:25:54.039 With God 00:25:54.039 --> 00:25:54.660 as our shepherd, 00:25:55.940 --> 00:25:57.120 we lack 00:25:57.120 --> 00:25:57.900 nothing. 00:25:58.900 --> 00:25:59.600 We lack 00:25:59.600 --> 00:26:00.120 nothing. 00:26:01.759 --> 00:26:02.220 It's 00:26:02.220 --> 00:26:03.680 his care 00:26:03.680 --> 00:26:04.380 for us. 00:26:05.660 --> 00:26:06.440 This book 00:26:06.440 --> 00:26:07.039 gives us 00:26:07.039 --> 00:26:07.759 everything that 00:26:07.759 --> 00:26:08.240 we need 00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:08.860 for life 00:26:08.860 --> 00:26:09.500 and godliness. 00:26:11.140 --> 00:26:11.640 Isn't he 00:26:11.640 --> 00:26:11.920 good? 00:26:11.920 --> 00:26:11.920 00:26:11.920 --> 00:26:11.940 good? 00:26:13.920 --> 00:26:14.600 We've looked 00:26:14.600 --> 00:26:15.240 at his name, 00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:16.580 we've looked 00:26:16.580 --> 00:26:18.039 at his care, 00:26:18.160 --> 00:26:18.980 now let's 00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:20.360 look at 00:26:20.360 --> 00:26:21.700 our claim 00:26:21.700 --> 00:26:23.240 on him. 00:26:24.660 --> 00:26:25.400 Back in 00:26:25.400 --> 00:26:26.000 verse 23, 00:26:26.120 --> 00:26:26.460 1, 00:26:26.940 --> 00:26:28.320 we read, 00:26:29.180 --> 00:26:29.519 the Lord 00:26:29.519 --> 00:26:29.920 is 00:26:29.920 --> 00:26:32.259 my shepherd. 00:26:32.980 --> 00:26:33.380 I'm not 00:26:33.380 --> 00:26:33.860 sure if 00:26:33.860 --> 00:26:35.779 there's a little 00:26:35.779 --> 00:26:36.720 question in the 00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:37.220 back of your 00:26:37.220 --> 00:26:37.580 mind, 00:26:38.580 --> 00:26:39.320 but maybe it 00:26:39.320 --> 00:26:39.700 goes something 00:26:39.700 --> 00:26:40.360 like this. 00:26:40.359 --> 00:26:43.459 how can 00:26:43.459 --> 00:26:44.059 David say 00:26:44.059 --> 00:26:44.439 that, 00:26:44.759 --> 00:26:45.279 like that? 00:26:46.719 --> 00:26:47.299 How can 00:26:47.299 --> 00:26:47.699 he be so 00:26:47.699 --> 00:26:48.159 confident 00:26:48.159 --> 00:26:49.419 that the 00:26:49.419 --> 00:26:49.959 great I 00:26:49.959 --> 00:26:50.859 am is 00:26:50.859 --> 00:26:51.559 his shepherd, 00:26:52.000 --> 00:26:52.519 no ifs, 00:26:52.619 --> 00:26:52.939 maybes, 00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:53.699 or hopesos? 00:26:54.500 --> 00:26:55.199 How can 00:26:55.199 --> 00:26:55.659 David, 00:26:55.879 --> 00:26:56.259 with such 00:26:56.259 --> 00:26:56.659 seeming 00:26:56.659 --> 00:26:57.119 confidence, 00:26:57.319 --> 00:26:57.500 say, 00:26:57.879 --> 00:26:58.179 I lack 00:26:58.179 --> 00:26:58.519 nothing? 00:26:58.839 --> 00:26:59.339 How can 00:26:59.339 --> 00:27:00.899 David say 00:27:00.899 --> 00:27:02.199 that he 00:27:02.199 --> 00:27:03.359 knows that 00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:03.719 God is 00:27:03.719 --> 00:27:04.019 with him, 00:27:04.079 --> 00:27:04.439 so he 00:27:04.439 --> 00:27:05.259 will not 00:27:05.259 --> 00:27:06.319 fear in 00:27:06.319 --> 00:27:07.219 these deep, 00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:08.419 dark ravines? 00:27:08.559 --> 00:27:08.979 How does 00:27:08.979 --> 00:27:09.379 he know 00:27:09.380 --> 00:27:09.800 that? 00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:12.140 How does 00:27:12.140 --> 00:27:12.540 he know 00:27:12.540 --> 00:27:12.820 that he 00:27:12.820 --> 00:27:13.260 will dwell 00:27:13.260 --> 00:27:13.540 in the 00:27:13.540 --> 00:27:13.900 house of 00:27:13.900 --> 00:27:14.100 the Lord 00:27:14.100 --> 00:27:14.440 forever? 00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:15.200 How does 00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:15.760 he know 00:27:15.760 --> 00:27:16.260 that God's 00:27:16.260 --> 00:27:16.800 goodness and 00:27:16.800 --> 00:27:17.260 mercy shall 00:27:17.260 --> 00:27:17.840 follow all 00:27:17.840 --> 00:27:18.300 the days of 00:27:18.300 --> 00:27:18.740 his life? 00:27:19.360 --> 00:27:19.920 How does 00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:20.180 he know 00:27:20.180 --> 00:27:20.340 that? 00:27:20.380 --> 00:27:20.900 Because I 00:27:20.900 --> 00:27:21.240 want to 00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:21.840 know that. 00:27:23.100 --> 00:27:23.540 Don't 00:27:23.540 --> 00:27:24.000 you want 00:27:24.000 --> 00:27:24.240 to know 00:27:24.240 --> 00:27:24.660 that? 00:27:25.580 --> 00:27:25.960 Don't 00:27:25.960 --> 00:27:26.320 you want 00:27:26.320 --> 00:27:26.760 to go 00:27:26.760 --> 00:27:27.360 day in 00:27:27.360 --> 00:27:27.740 and day 00:27:27.740 --> 00:27:28.640 out knowing 00:27:28.640 --> 00:27:29.640 that your 00:27:29.640 --> 00:27:30.040 God goes 00:27:30.040 --> 00:27:30.720 before you 00:27:30.720 --> 00:27:31.240 and with 00:27:31.240 --> 00:27:31.580 you and 00:27:31.580 --> 00:27:32.340 comes after 00:27:32.340 --> 00:27:32.780 you? 00:27:34.240 --> 00:27:34.820 How do 00:27:34.820 --> 00:27:35.100 you do 00:27:35.100 --> 00:27:35.520 that? 00:27:36.960 --> 00:27:37.420 Is that 00:27:37.420 --> 00:27:37.800 something I 00:27:37.800 --> 00:27:38.340 need to work 00:27:38.340 --> 00:27:39.000 myself up 00:27:39.000 --> 00:27:39.480 for every 00:27:39.480 --> 00:27:39.799 day? 00:27:41.799 --> 00:27:42.640 I want 00:27:42.640 --> 00:27:43.000 that kind 00:27:43.000 --> 00:27:43.680 of confidence. 00:27:45.839 --> 00:27:46.460 Charles 00:27:46.460 --> 00:27:46.920 Spurgeon, 00:27:47.000 --> 00:27:47.319 the prince 00:27:47.319 --> 00:27:47.960 of preachers, 00:27:48.460 --> 00:27:50.160 who called 00:27:50.160 --> 00:27:50.940 Psalm 23 00:27:50.940 --> 00:27:51.599 the pearl 00:27:51.599 --> 00:27:52.039 of the 00:27:52.039 --> 00:27:52.539 Psalms, 00:27:53.539 --> 00:27:56.099 he wrote 00:27:56.099 --> 00:27:56.519 this, 00:27:59.160 --> 00:28:00.400 the sweetest 00:28:00.400 --> 00:28:02.539 word of the 00:28:02.539 --> 00:28:03.420 whole of 00:28:03.420 --> 00:28:04.160 Psalm 23, 00:28:04.160 --> 00:28:05.540 the sweetest 00:28:05.540 --> 00:28:06.140 word of 00:28:06.140 --> 00:28:06.759 the whole 00:28:06.759 --> 00:28:08.320 is the 00:28:08.320 --> 00:28:09.460 monosyllable 00:28:09.460 --> 00:28:11.320 my. 00:28:13.620 --> 00:28:14.759 The Lord 00:28:14.759 --> 00:28:17.279 is my 00:28:17.279 --> 00:28:18.440 shepherd. 00:28:19.800 --> 00:28:21.240 That my 00:28:21.240 --> 00:28:24.000 is a 00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:24.680 covenantal 00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:25.200 my. 00:28:26.620 --> 00:28:28.259 That my 00:28:28.259 --> 00:28:29.779 is a 00:28:29.779 --> 00:28:30.600 my 00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:31.599 of 00:28:31.599 --> 00:28:32.959 promise. 00:28:33.679 --> 00:28:33.919 David 00:28:33.919 --> 00:28:34.539 can say 00:28:34.539 --> 00:28:35.139 of God 00:28:35.139 --> 00:28:36.099 my 00:28:36.099 --> 00:28:36.959 shepherd 00:28:36.959 --> 00:28:37.740 because of 00:28:37.740 --> 00:28:38.119 God's 00:28:38.119 --> 00:28:38.679 promises 00:28:38.679 --> 00:28:39.599 to David. 00:28:39.599 --> 00:28:40.500 It's a 00:28:40.500 --> 00:28:41.359 covenantal 00:28:41.359 --> 00:28:42.759 confidence. 00:28:43.719 --> 00:28:44.099 It's a 00:28:44.099 --> 00:28:44.819 confidence based 00:28:44.819 --> 00:28:45.639 on who God 00:28:45.639 --> 00:28:46.099 is and what 00:28:46.099 --> 00:28:46.919 God promises. 00:28:48.679 --> 00:28:49.579 David was 00:28:49.579 --> 00:28:50.199 living under 00:28:50.199 --> 00:28:50.779 the old 00:28:50.779 --> 00:28:51.439 covenant when 00:28:51.439 --> 00:28:51.759 he wrote 00:28:51.759 --> 00:28:52.579 Psalm 23. 00:28:53.099 --> 00:28:53.319 It was 00:28:53.319 --> 00:28:54.179 established 00:28:54.180 --> 00:28:56.480 by Moses 00:28:56.480 --> 00:28:57.160 on Mount 00:28:57.160 --> 00:28:58.160 Sinai. 00:28:59.200 --> 00:28:59.600 It's where 00:28:59.600 --> 00:29:00.380 God said 00:29:00.380 --> 00:29:01.960 I will 00:29:01.960 --> 00:29:02.580 be your 00:29:02.580 --> 00:29:02.940 God and 00:29:02.940 --> 00:29:03.200 you will 00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:03.519 be my 00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:03.880 people. 00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:05.060 God 00:29:05.060 --> 00:29:05.500 committed 00:29:05.500 --> 00:29:06.140 himself to 00:29:06.140 --> 00:29:06.680 Israel's 00:29:06.680 --> 00:29:07.460 welfare so 00:29:07.460 --> 00:29:07.860 long as 00:29:07.860 --> 00:29:08.600 they were 00:29:08.600 --> 00:29:09.900 faithful to 00:29:09.900 --> 00:29:10.500 him and 00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:11.160 out of that 00:29:11.160 --> 00:29:12.600 divine promise 00:29:12.600 --> 00:29:13.299 to Israel 00:29:13.299 --> 00:29:13.940 David is 00:29:13.940 --> 00:29:14.480 able to 00:29:14.480 --> 00:29:15.480 call Yahweh 00:29:15.480 --> 00:29:17.940 my shepherd. 00:29:20.500 --> 00:29:20.799 And if 00:29:20.799 --> 00:29:21.380 David wrote 00:29:21.380 --> 00:29:22.779 Psalm 23 00:29:22.779 --> 00:29:23.940 after becoming 00:29:23.940 --> 00:29:26.680 king that 00:29:26.680 --> 00:29:27.259 would also 00:29:27.259 --> 00:29:28.319 mean that 00:29:28.319 --> 00:29:29.399 he had this 00:29:29.399 --> 00:29:31.399 confidence to 00:29:31.399 --> 00:29:32.039 say my 00:29:32.039 --> 00:29:34.000 shepherd based 00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:34.619 on a covenant 00:29:34.619 --> 00:29:35.359 God had made 00:29:35.359 --> 00:29:36.859 with him in 00:29:36.859 --> 00:29:37.279 particular. 00:29:39.039 --> 00:29:39.680 In 2 Samuel 00:29:39.680 --> 00:29:41.460 7 God 00:29:41.460 --> 00:29:42.259 promises to 00:29:42.259 --> 00:29:42.740 David to 00:29:42.740 --> 00:29:43.740 set one of 00:29:43.740 --> 00:29:44.399 his descendants 00:29:44.399 --> 00:29:45.200 upon his 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:46.779 throne forever. 00:29:48.039 --> 00:29:48.579 So it's on 00:29:48.579 --> 00:29:49.119 the basis of 00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:50.279 these promises 00:29:50.279 --> 00:29:51.139 these covenants 00:29:51.139 --> 00:29:51.920 God makes to 00:29:51.920 --> 00:29:52.660 David that 00:29:52.660 --> 00:29:53.220 he can 00:29:53.220 --> 00:29:53.779 confidently 00:29:53.779 --> 00:29:54.840 claim the 00:29:54.840 --> 00:29:55.580 Lord is 00:29:55.580 --> 00:29:56.160 my shepherd. 00:29:56.420 --> 00:29:56.800 He's not 00:29:56.800 --> 00:29:57.340 confident in 00:29:57.340 --> 00:29:57.779 himself. 00:29:58.800 --> 00:29:59.600 He's confident 00:29:59.600 --> 00:30:00.279 in his 00:30:00.279 --> 00:30:00.800 God. 00:30:02.340 --> 00:30:02.680 In his 00:30:02.680 --> 00:30:03.400 God's promise 00:30:03.400 --> 00:30:03.880 to him. 00:30:04.980 --> 00:30:05.540 And of course 00:30:05.540 --> 00:30:06.420 we know that 00:30:06.420 --> 00:30:08.279 the descendant 00:30:08.279 --> 00:30:08.960 of David 00:30:08.960 --> 00:30:10.220 who now sits 00:30:10.220 --> 00:30:11.620 upon his 00:30:11.620 --> 00:30:12.980 throne over 00:30:12.980 --> 00:30:13.560 a forever 00:30:13.560 --> 00:30:14.920 kingdom is 00:30:14.920 --> 00:30:15.600 none other 00:30:15.600 --> 00:30:16.380 than Jesus 00:30:16.380 --> 00:30:17.160 Christ. 00:30:17.820 --> 00:30:18.259 David's 00:30:18.259 --> 00:30:19.160 greater son 00:30:19.160 --> 00:30:20.360 who's established 00:30:20.360 --> 00:30:21.080 a better 00:30:21.080 --> 00:30:21.480 covenant. 00:30:21.620 --> 00:30:21.920 Thank you 00:30:21.920 --> 00:30:22.539 Hebrews. 00:30:22.900 --> 00:30:23.440 A better 00:30:23.440 --> 00:30:23.840 covenant 00:30:23.840 --> 00:30:24.320 through his 00:30:24.320 --> 00:30:24.720 blood. 00:30:27.120 --> 00:30:28.240 Each of 00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:28.900 us on 00:30:28.900 --> 00:30:30.380 this basis 00:30:30.380 --> 00:30:32.259 this blood 00:30:32.259 --> 00:30:33.100 covenant 00:30:33.100 --> 00:30:34.539 established 00:30:34.539 --> 00:30:36.200 at the 00:30:36.200 --> 00:30:37.400 last supper 00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:39.800 we can 00:30:39.800 --> 00:30:40.640 say each 00:30:40.640 --> 00:30:41.100 of us with 00:30:41.100 --> 00:30:41.960 confidence the 00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:42.560 Lord Jesus 00:30:42.560 --> 00:30:43.460 is my 00:30:43.460 --> 00:30:43.880 shepherd. 00:30:44.880 --> 00:30:45.360 The great 00:30:45.360 --> 00:30:45.900 I am 00:30:45.900 --> 00:30:46.759 incarnate 00:30:46.759 --> 00:30:47.460 Yahweh in 00:30:47.460 --> 00:30:47.940 the flesh 00:30:47.940 --> 00:30:48.759 is my 00:30:48.759 --> 00:30:49.200 shepherd 00:30:49.200 --> 00:30:50.879 because of 00:30:50.879 --> 00:30:52.079 his 00:30:52.079 --> 00:30:52.660 covenant 00:30:52.660 --> 00:30:53.180 to me. 00:30:55.119 --> 00:30:55.500 You see 00:30:55.500 --> 00:30:56.059 when our 00:30:56.059 --> 00:30:56.740 good shepherd 00:30:56.740 --> 00:30:58.460 laid down 00:30:58.460 --> 00:30:59.220 his life 00:30:59.220 --> 00:30:59.779 for us 00:30:59.779 --> 00:31:00.400 his sheep 00:31:00.400 --> 00:31:02.759 he bound 00:31:02.759 --> 00:31:03.740 himself to 00:31:03.740 --> 00:31:04.220 us. 00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:06.759 He is our 00:31:06.759 --> 00:31:07.559 God and we 00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:08.019 are his 00:31:08.019 --> 00:31:08.680 people the 00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:09.200 sheep of 00:31:09.200 --> 00:31:09.940 his pasture 00:31:09.940 --> 00:31:11.000 and his 00:31:11.000 --> 00:31:11.519 church 00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:12.680 is the 00:31:12.680 --> 00:31:13.080 new 00:31:13.080 --> 00:31:13.620 covenant 00:31:13.620 --> 00:31:14.440 flock 00:31:14.440 --> 00:31:15.259 and he 00:31:15.259 --> 00:31:15.720 is 00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:17.519 he's the 00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:18.080 good shepherd. 00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:19.740 The new 00:31:19.740 --> 00:31:20.059 covenant 00:31:20.059 --> 00:31:21.180 established 00:31:21.180 --> 00:31:22.140 by the 00:31:22.140 --> 00:31:22.799 laying down 00:31:22.799 --> 00:31:23.320 of the life 00:31:23.320 --> 00:31:23.720 of the good 00:31:23.720 --> 00:31:24.080 shepherd 00:31:24.080 --> 00:31:25.500 is the 00:31:25.500 --> 00:31:26.019 basis by 00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:26.440 which we 00:31:26.440 --> 00:31:27.140 can claim 00:31:27.140 --> 00:31:27.620 him as 00:31:27.620 --> 00:31:28.140 our shepherd. 00:31:28.920 --> 00:31:29.660 There's no 00:31:29.660 --> 00:31:30.160 ifs about 00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:30.460 that. 00:31:30.660 --> 00:31:31.019 There's no 00:31:31.019 --> 00:31:31.920 maybes about 00:31:31.920 --> 00:31:32.160 that. 00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:32.559 There's no 00:31:32.559 --> 00:31:32.940 hopes 00:31:32.940 --> 00:31:33.820 about that. 00:31:33.819 --> 00:31:35.960 This my 00:31:35.960 --> 00:31:36.539 with which 00:31:36.539 --> 00:31:36.899 we say 00:31:36.899 --> 00:31:37.759 my shepherd 00:31:37.759 --> 00:31:39.019 is a 00:31:39.019 --> 00:31:39.619 blood 00:31:39.619 --> 00:31:40.980 sealed 00:31:40.980 --> 00:31:42.460 my. 00:31:45.579 --> 00:31:46.419 You belong 00:31:46.419 --> 00:31:46.819 to him 00:31:46.819 --> 00:31:49.639 and he is 00:31:49.639 --> 00:31:50.200 your shepherd 00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:50.879 your leader 00:31:50.879 --> 00:31:51.980 to be fully 00:31:51.980 --> 00:31:52.480 trusted. 00:31:54.480 --> 00:31:55.240 He laid 00:31:55.240 --> 00:31:55.599 down his 00:31:55.599 --> 00:31:56.039 life so 00:31:56.039 --> 00:31:56.279 that you 00:31:56.279 --> 00:31:56.700 could call 00:31:56.700 --> 00:31:57.059 him 00:31:57.059 --> 00:31:59.200 my shepherd. 00:32:01.139 --> 00:32:01.839 That's our 00:32:01.839 --> 00:32:02.359 claim on 00:32:02.359 --> 00:32:02.579 him. 00:32:03.819 --> 00:32:04.919 It's a 00:32:04.919 --> 00:32:05.379 blood bought 00:32:05.379 --> 00:32:05.819 claim. 00:32:08.139 --> 00:32:08.740 And in 00:32:08.740 --> 00:32:09.139 the words 00:32:09.139 --> 00:32:10.539 of Romans 00:32:10.539 --> 00:32:11.539 8.32 00:32:11.539 --> 00:32:14.419 He who 00:32:14.419 --> 00:32:14.740 did not 00:32:14.740 --> 00:32:15.159 spare his 00:32:15.159 --> 00:32:15.539 own son 00:32:15.539 --> 00:32:15.919 but gave 00:32:15.919 --> 00:32:16.159 him up 00:32:16.159 --> 00:32:16.480 for us 00:32:16.480 --> 00:32:16.720 all. 00:32:17.500 --> 00:32:17.859 How will 00:32:17.859 --> 00:32:18.379 he not 00:32:18.379 --> 00:32:19.279 also 00:32:19.279 --> 00:32:20.679 with him 00:32:20.679 --> 00:32:21.980 graciously 00:32:21.980 --> 00:32:23.439 give us 00:32:23.439 --> 00:32:25.000 all things? 00:32:27.460 --> 00:32:28.279 With God 00:32:28.279 --> 00:32:28.599 as our 00:32:28.599 --> 00:32:28.919 shepherd 00:32:28.919 --> 00:32:29.419 we 00:32:29.419 --> 00:32:31.579 we lack 00:32:31.579 --> 00:32:32.039 nothing. 00:32:33.819 --> 00:32:35.299 would you 00:32:35.299 --> 00:32:35.859 finish this 00:32:35.859 --> 00:32:37.379 sentence for 00:32:37.379 --> 00:32:37.519 me? 00:32:37.700 --> 00:32:37.980 Here's how 00:32:37.980 --> 00:32:38.159 you're going 00:32:38.159 --> 00:32:38.439 to finish 00:32:38.439 --> 00:32:38.659 it. 00:32:39.179 --> 00:32:39.659 Two words 00:32:39.659 --> 00:32:40.519 my shepherd 00:32:40.519 --> 00:32:43.740 the Lord 00:32:43.740 --> 00:32:44.299 Jesus 00:32:44.299 --> 00:32:46.059 Yahweh 00:32:46.059 --> 00:32:47.599 incarnate 00:32:47.599 --> 00:32:48.480 is 00:32:48.480 --> 00:32:50.079 my shepherd. 00:32:50.759 --> 00:32:51.200 The Lord 00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:51.799 Jesus 00:32:51.799 --> 00:32:52.859 Yahweh 00:32:52.859 --> 00:32:53.519 incarnate 00:32:53.519 --> 00:32:54.259 is 00:32:54.259 --> 00:32:55.759 my shepherd. 00:32:56.220 --> 00:32:56.679 You wake 00:32:56.679 --> 00:32:57.179 up tomorrow 00:32:57.179 --> 00:32:57.659 morning 00:32:57.660 --> 00:32:58.340 what 00:32:58.340 --> 00:32:59.200 what did 00:32:59.200 --> 00:32:59.500 you think 00:32:59.500 --> 00:32:59.860 about this 00:32:59.860 --> 00:33:00.240 morning when 00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:00.560 you woke 00:33:00.560 --> 00:33:00.980 up? 00:33:00.980 --> 00:33:01.460 Feet hit 00:33:01.460 --> 00:33:02.519 the floor? 00:33:03.080 --> 00:33:03.640 Who are you 00:33:03.640 --> 00:33:04.519 looking to 00:33:04.519 --> 00:33:05.340 to lead you 00:33:05.340 --> 00:33:05.759 today? 00:33:06.300 --> 00:33:07.140 My guess is 00:33:07.140 --> 00:33:07.660 you're looking 00:33:07.660 --> 00:33:08.040 to you. 00:33:09.240 --> 00:33:09.759 How about 00:33:09.759 --> 00:33:10.220 tomorrow 00:33:10.220 --> 00:33:10.900 you bounce 00:33:10.900 --> 00:33:11.400 out of bed 00:33:11.400 --> 00:33:12.000 because I know 00:33:12.000 --> 00:33:12.660 it's you're 00:33:12.660 --> 00:33:13.160 bright and happy 00:33:13.160 --> 00:33:13.500 on a Monday 00:33:13.500 --> 00:33:13.800 morning. 00:33:14.220 --> 00:33:15.080 You spring 00:33:15.080 --> 00:33:15.680 out of bed 00:33:15.680 --> 00:33:16.300 with a smile 00:33:16.300 --> 00:33:16.800 on your face 00:33:16.800 --> 00:33:17.279 like Julie 00:33:17.279 --> 00:33:17.980 Andrews. 00:33:17.980 --> 00:33:19.920 the Lord 00:33:19.920 --> 00:33:20.400 is my 00:33:20.400 --> 00:33:20.900 shepherd 00:33:20.900 --> 00:33:23.019 I shall 00:33:23.019 --> 00:33:23.700 not want 00:33:23.700 --> 00:33:27.059 he is 00:33:27.059 --> 00:33:27.420 our good 00:33:27.420 --> 00:33:27.819 shepherd. 00:33:31.099 --> 00:33:31.660 This 00:33:31.660 --> 00:33:32.099 shepherd's 00:33:32.099 --> 00:33:32.519 name is 00:33:32.519 --> 00:33:33.019 Yahweh 00:33:33.019 --> 00:33:34.660 and we 00:33:34.660 --> 00:33:35.120 call out 00:33:35.120 --> 00:33:35.500 to him 00:33:35.500 --> 00:33:36.220 as Yahweh 00:33:36.220 --> 00:33:36.860 incarnate 00:33:36.860 --> 00:33:37.620 Jesus. 00:33:39.500 --> 00:33:40.180 He's your 00:33:40.180 --> 00:33:40.579 confidence. 00:33:42.140 --> 00:33:42.720 He is the 00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:43.279 great I 00:33:43.279 --> 00:33:43.539 am. 00:33:44.380 --> 00:33:45.279 The creator 00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:45.559 of all 00:33:45.559 --> 00:33:46.200 the sustainer 00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:46.539 of all 00:33:46.539 --> 00:33:47.000 the savior 00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:47.380 of all 00:33:47.380 --> 00:33:47.860 the judge 00:33:47.859 --> 00:33:48.319 of all 00:33:48.319 --> 00:33:49.500 that's 00:33:49.500 --> 00:33:50.299 our shepherd. 00:33:50.659 --> 00:33:51.179 He goes 00:33:51.179 --> 00:33:51.919 with you 00:33:51.919 --> 00:33:52.379 he goes 00:33:52.379 --> 00:33:52.979 before you 00:33:52.979 --> 00:33:53.359 to supply 00:33:53.359 --> 00:33:53.740 everything 00:33:53.740 --> 00:33:54.279 you need 00:33:54.279 --> 00:33:55.859 and the 00:33:55.859 --> 00:33:56.299 shepherd's 00:33:56.299 --> 00:33:56.979 care is 00:33:56.979 --> 00:33:58.399 that we 00:33:58.399 --> 00:33:58.679 lack 00:33:58.679 --> 00:33:59.139 nothing 00:33:59.139 --> 00:34:00.039 I lack 00:34:00.039 --> 00:34:00.519 nothing. 00:34:00.679 --> 00:34:01.240 He leads 00:34:01.240 --> 00:34:01.719 us to 00:34:01.719 --> 00:34:02.459 green pastures 00:34:02.459 --> 00:34:02.839 and still 00:34:02.839 --> 00:34:03.219 waters 00:34:03.219 --> 00:34:04.799 of this 00:34:04.799 --> 00:34:05.279 book. 00:34:06.819 --> 00:34:07.099 We 00:34:07.099 --> 00:34:08.380 feast 00:34:08.380 --> 00:34:08.839 on his 00:34:08.839 --> 00:34:09.219 word 00:34:09.219 --> 00:34:09.539 we 00:34:09.539 --> 00:34:11.859 eat our 00:34:11.859 --> 00:34:12.339 fill 00:34:12.339 --> 00:34:12.759 we 00:34:12.759 --> 00:34:13.599 drink 00:34:13.599 --> 00:34:14.139 deep 00:34:14.139 --> 00:34:15.000 from this 00:34:15.000 --> 00:34:15.559 on a daily 00:34:15.559 --> 00:34:16.039 basis 00:34:16.039 --> 00:34:16.659 and 00:34:16.659 --> 00:34:18.739 that's 00:34:18.739 --> 00:34:19.500 how he 00:34:19.500 --> 00:34:19.840 settles 00:34:19.840 --> 00:34:20.300 us down. 00:34:21.559 --> 00:34:22.239 How we 00:34:22.239 --> 00:34:22.800 trust in 00:34:22.800 --> 00:34:23.039 him. 00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:25.420 And our 00:34:25.420 --> 00:34:25.900 claim on 00:34:25.900 --> 00:34:26.360 the shepherd 00:34:26.360 --> 00:34:27.380 is that 00:34:27.380 --> 00:34:27.920 sweet 00:34:27.920 --> 00:34:29.820 monosyllable 00:34:29.820 --> 00:34:30.380 word 00:34:30.380 --> 00:34:31.840 my. 00:34:32.840 --> 00:34:33.300 A blood 00:34:33.300 --> 00:34:33.579 bought 00:34:33.579 --> 00:34:33.980 my. 00:34:34.779 --> 00:34:35.719 A covenant 00:34:35.719 --> 00:34:36.259 my. 00:34:37.579 --> 00:34:38.360 A God 00:34:38.360 --> 00:34:39.019 promised 00:34:39.019 --> 00:34:39.800 my. 00:34:40.219 --> 00:34:40.719 You claim 00:34:40.719 --> 00:34:41.279 him because 00:34:41.279 --> 00:34:41.739 he has 00:34:41.739 --> 00:34:42.340 first claimed 00:34:42.340 --> 00:34:42.660 you. 00:34:44.220 --> 00:34:44.740 With 00:34:44.740 --> 00:34:45.160 God as 00:34:45.160 --> 00:34:45.340 our 00:34:45.340 --> 00:34:45.660 shepherd 00:34:45.660 --> 00:34:46.660 we lack 00:34:46.660 --> 00:34:47.100 nothing. 00:34:48.360 --> 00:34:49.100 So we 00:34:49.100 --> 00:34:49.460 say to 00:34:49.460 --> 00:34:49.740 him 00:34:49.740 --> 00:34:52.160 lead on. 00:34:53.360 --> 00:34:53.980 Oh we're 00:34:53.980 --> 00:34:54.300 in a busy 00:34:54.300 --> 00:34:54.680 season? 00:34:55.579 --> 00:34:56.400 Lead on. 00:34:57.160 --> 00:34:57.880 We lack 00:34:57.880 --> 00:34:58.300 nothing. 00:34:59.579 --> 00:35:00.059 The great 00:35:00.059 --> 00:35:00.559 I am is 00:35:00.559 --> 00:35:01.059 our shepherd. 00:35:02.000 --> 00:35:02.860 It's this 00:35:02.860 --> 00:35:03.700 shepherd that 00:35:03.700 --> 00:35:04.300 goes before 00:35:04.300 --> 00:35:04.579 us. 00:35:04.680 --> 00:35:05.000 And so 00:35:05.000 --> 00:35:05.960 how about 00:35:05.960 --> 00:35:06.480 this tomorrow 00:35:06.480 --> 00:35:07.000 morning when 00:35:07.000 --> 00:35:07.380 you wake 00:35:07.380 --> 00:35:07.760 up. 00:35:08.960 --> 00:35:09.360 Feet hit 00:35:09.360 --> 00:35:09.880 the ground. 00:35:09.880 --> 00:35:11.559 you say 00:35:11.559 --> 00:35:12.039 this. 00:35:13.160 --> 00:35:13.700 The Lord 00:35:13.700 --> 00:35:14.480 Jesus is 00:35:14.480 --> 00:35:15.200 my shepherd 00:35:15.200 --> 00:35:17.059 and today 00:35:17.059 --> 00:35:17.860 I lack 00:35:17.860 --> 00:35:18.480 nothing. 00:35:20.240 --> 00:35:21.059 Let's pray 00:35:21.059 --> 00:35:21.440 together. 00:35:24.500 --> 00:35:25.200 Lord 00:35:25.200 --> 00:35:25.539 Jesus 00:35:25.539 --> 00:35:27.980 thank you 00:35:27.980 --> 00:35:28.380 for all 00:35:28.380 --> 00:35:28.740 that you 00:35:28.740 --> 00:35:29.260 have done 00:35:29.260 --> 00:35:30.340 in order 00:35:30.340 --> 00:35:30.880 to claim 00:35:30.880 --> 00:35:31.340 us as 00:35:31.340 --> 00:35:31.920 our own 00:35:31.920 --> 00:35:33.119 so that 00:35:33.119 --> 00:35:33.760 we can 00:35:33.760 --> 00:35:34.500 claim you 00:35:34.500 --> 00:35:34.980 as our 00:35:34.980 --> 00:35:35.220 own. 00:35:36.180 --> 00:35:37.079 We trust 00:35:37.079 --> 00:35:37.380 you. 00:35:38.160 --> 00:35:38.760 You are 00:35:38.760 --> 00:35:39.360 good. 00:35:39.880 --> 00:35:40.880 You are 00:35:40.880 --> 00:35:41.519 holy. 00:35:42.360 --> 00:35:43.280 You care 00:35:43.280 --> 00:35:43.900 for your 00:35:43.900 --> 00:35:44.559 own. 00:35:45.460 --> 00:35:45.660 Would 00:35:45.660 --> 00:35:46.220 you 00:35:46.220 --> 00:35:47.099 Lord 00:35:47.099 --> 00:35:47.920 Jesus 00:35:47.920 --> 00:35:50.140 would 00:35:50.140 --> 00:35:50.400 you 00:35:50.400 --> 00:35:50.760 Lord 00:35:50.760 --> 00:35:51.400 Jesus 00:35:51.400 --> 00:35:52.960 draw 00:35:52.960 --> 00:35:53.440 near 00:35:53.440 --> 00:35:53.700 to 00:35:53.700 --> 00:35:54.140 us? 00:35:55.480 --> 00:35:55.720 Would 00:35:55.720 --> 00:35:55.960 you be 00:35:55.960 --> 00:35:56.140 our 00:35:56.140 --> 00:35:56.579 confidence 00:35:56.579 --> 00:35:56.960 for the 00:35:56.960 --> 00:35:57.280 balance 00:35:57.280 --> 00:35:57.599 of this 00:35:57.599 --> 00:35:57.980 day? 00:35:58.840 --> 00:35:59.099 Lead 00:35:59.099 --> 00:35:59.500 on. 00:36:00.500 --> 00:36:00.740 And if 00:36:00.740 --> 00:36:00.980 you give 00:36:00.980 --> 00:36:01.559 us tomorrow 00:36:01.559 --> 00:36:01.860 if you 00:36:01.860 --> 00:36:02.200 give us 00:36:02.200 --> 00:36:02.619 breath 00:36:02.619 --> 00:36:04.099 we will 00:36:04.099 --> 00:36:04.660 say to 00:36:04.660 --> 00:36:05.180 you Lord 00:36:05.180 --> 00:36:05.519 Jesus 00:36:05.519 --> 00:36:06.019 you are 00:36:06.019 --> 00:36:06.240 our 00:36:06.240 --> 00:36:06.539 shepherd. 00:36:07.900 --> 00:36:08.240 Today 00:36:08.240 --> 00:36:08.700 we lack 00:36:08.699 --> 00:36:09.139 nothing. 00:36:10.399 --> 00:36:11.099 Lead on. 00:36:11.779 --> 00:36:11.980 In your 00:36:11.980 --> 00:36:12.279 name we 00:36:12.279 --> 00:36:12.539 pray. 00:36:13.299 --> 00:36:13.659 Amen. 00:36:13.659 --> 00:36:13.779 Amen.