The Lord Is My ShepherdSample

The Good Shepherd

God is a good God. God is like the shepherd who takes care of his sheep, who takes them to lush, green meadows so they can eat to their hearts’ content and lie down and rest. God is like the shepherd who leads his sheep to the quiet stream so they can drink the clear, cool mountain water. That’s what God is like. He’s the good shepherd. He’s the shepherd who provides for us, who nourishes us, who takes careof us, who gives us what we really need. He’s the shepherd who refreshes us, restores us, and replenishes us. The only question for us is: Do we follow our shepherd? Do we follow him faithfully? Do we follow him even when the path is hard and the way is dark? Do we follow him even if we cannot see where we are going? Do we follow our shepherd no matter what because we see him as a shepherd? Do we follow him because we see him as the good shepherd and we trust him?

God is the God of the lush green meadow. He is the God of the clear mountain stream. Do you see God the way David saw him? He is my shepherd and he is good to me.