We shall view Christ in the office of a shepherd and the first passage we read sets before us faith proving Christ in that office accepting him, trusting him, following him. Psalms 23:1. _The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the... [ Continue Reading ]
Did you ever notice that the 22 nd Psalm exhibits «that great Shepherd of the sheep» as laying down his life for the sheep; that the 23 rd Psalm exhibits «the good Shepherd» with all his sheep around him happy and restful, while the 24 th Psalm represents «the chief Shepherd» who shall appear in due... [ Continue Reading ]
We will first read that choicest of all the Psalms, the twenty-third. It is like a precious pearl shining with a mild lustre. This Psalm is, among the other Psalms, what the lark is among the other birds; it soars and sings till it is lost in the heights to which it ascends. Psalms 23:1. _The LORD... [ Continue Reading ]
I hope we all know this Psalm by heart, may we also know it by heart-experience! It is a sweet pastoral song just suited to our Sabbath evening worship. There is here no din of arms, no noise of war; but there is a delicious hush, only broken by the gentle tinkling of the sheep-bell. God give us tha... [ Continue Reading ]