The Lord Is My Shepherd
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The Lord is my Shepherd - Jehovah Ra’ ah
The Lord is my Shepherd - Jehovah Ra’ ah
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—
15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
1. Jesus is our Good Shepherd
1. Jesus is our Good Shepherd
I shall not want - Jehovah Jireh - The LORD will Provide - Gen. 22:1
I shall not want - Jehovah Jireh - The LORD will Provide - Gen. 22:1
God’s prevision brings God’s provision
God’s prevision brings God’s provision
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
2. Jesus is our Provider
2. Jesus is our Provider
He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me besides quiet peaceful waters.
He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me besides quiet peaceful waters.
Jehovah Shalom - The LORD is our peace. Judges 6:24
Jehovah Shalom - The LORD is our peace. Judges 6:24
Shalom - Total well being and rest in God
Shalom - Total well being and rest in God
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
3. He Himself (Jesus) is our peace
3. He Himself (Jesus) is our peace
He restores my soul - Jehovah Rapha - The LORD who makes me whole Ex. 15:26
He restores my soul - Jehovah Rapha - The LORD who makes me whole Ex. 15:26
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;
11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
4. Jesus is our Healer
4. Jesus is our Healer
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His Names sake
He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His Names sake
Jehovah Tsidkenu - The LORD our Righteousness - Jer 23:5-6
Jehovah Tsidkenu - The LORD our Righteousness - Jer 23:5-6
21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
5. Jesus is our righteousness
5. Jesus is our righteousness
4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Jehovah Shammah - The LORD is Present - Eze 48:35
Jehovah Shammah - The LORD is Present - Eze 48:35
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
6. Jesus is always with us
6. Jesus is always with us
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Jehovah M’Kaddish - The LORD our Sanctification - Ex 31:13
Jehovah M’Kaddish - The LORD our Sanctification - Ex 31:13
10 And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
7. Jesus is our Sanctification
7. Jesus is our Sanctification
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.