The LORD My Shepherd

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Christianity, Business, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Non-profit, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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This most famous and familiar psalm begins and ends with the LORD. At every season He leads and feeds His sheep. He is the Good Shepherd and, most of all, He is "my shepherd." Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	There is no name like the name of our God because there is no one like our God.
0:13.0	The many divine names used in Scripture reveal his perfect nature.
0:18.0	Let's open the Word of God today with Scott Pauling and learn more about the name.
0:23.6	One of the most tender names for our God is found in the most famous and familiar Psalm.
0:42.3	Psalm 23, verse number one, say it with me, would you?
0:46.3	The Lord is my shepherd.
0:50.3	The Hebrew name here is Jehovah Rohi.
0:53.3	Literally, Jehovah, my shepherd. Now, I love this connection
0:58.7	because it's one thing to say, oh yes, I believe he's Jehovah, but it's quite another to say he's
1:04.5	my shepherd. It's powerful to think of him as the Lord, but it is personal to recognize him as your shepherd.
1:13.9	You see, Jehovah God is not some distant, far-off, disconnected, impersonal master.
1:21.5	Oh, no, my friend, he's very near.
1:24.3	He comes near to you.
1:25.7	He is your shepherd. This picture of the Lord as our shepherd is woven all through scripture and it is seen most beautifully in the New Testament in the revelation of Jesus Christ. You see, when Christ came, he literally came as the shepherd. In John chapter 10, he identifies himself as the good shepherd that
1:46.1	giveth his life for the sheep. In Hebrews chapter 13, he is referred to as the great shepherd
1:52.4	that came again from the dead. And then in 1st Peter chapter 5, he's identified as the chief
1:58.2	shepherd that is coming again. Do you hear the progression there? The good
2:02.3	shepherd, that's connecting him to Calvary. The great shepherd, that's connecting him to the resurrection.
2:08.6	The chief shepherd, that's connecting him to the second coming. But oh, here's where it gets good. Are you
2:13.5	ready for this? The good shepherd is my shepherd. he's not just connected to calvary praise god
2:19.5	he's connected to me the great shepherd is my shepherd he's not just connected to the resurrection he's
2:25.4	connected to me the chief shepherd is my shepherd he's not just coming again someday he's coming again
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