Psalm 23:1-3: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”
A shepherd is committed to protecting his sheep, nourishing his sheep, and caring for his sheep. When David says the Lord is his shepherd, he is saying that he is trusting the Lord to do all these things for him. David certainly knew his share of hardship; there were many occasions in which David’s very life was in danger. In the midst of all his trials, David learned to put his trust in the Lord, to find his rest in the Lord, and to allow the Lord to guide him.
The result of David doing these things was contentment, rest, peace, restoration, and the paths of righteousness. Sounds good, doesn’t it?
So, in difficult times, why do we resist entrusting ourselves to the Lord? Why do we often want to live as the shepherd and not the sheep? How is that working for us?
Do you want contentment, rest, peace, restoration, and paths of righteousness? Even in the midst of this coronavirus, financial crisis, and uncertainty, the Shepherd is there ready to care for us. He knows our needs even better than we do. Today, let’s choose to entrust ourselves to him.