Jesus - My Shepherd Final Part

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me, all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever."                                           Psalm 23:6   NKJV 

In the past, goodness and mercy has been described as two sheep dogs, who follow us all the time, nipping at our ankles as we take a wrong turn. I can remember seeing this, as I sat waiting for sheep to be driven along a country lane. Some of the sheep, would try it on and stop or turn around and the sheep dog would nip their ankles to send them forward again. There has been several books written about this by Christian sheep farmers. It is a wonderful analogy and and an interesting read.

God's goodness and mercy (or unfailing love), does follow us all of our lives. Despite David's sin, goodness and mercy had continued to follow him and it is the same for us too. The New Testament equivalent of this verse is Romans 8:28, 'And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.' God is faithful and if we belong to Him, He will cause goodness and mercy to follow us all the days of our lives, until we enter God's House in Heaven; where we will then dwell forever (Eternally).

Therefore, we have a future enjoyment of the King in His House. What will it be like, we don't know but, we can be certain that it is wonderful. Verse six commences with the word, 'Surely', which means truly or with certainty. This is how true this statement is; He will follow us, He will bless us and He is so willing to heal and sustain us. However, when we ask this of Him, we must receive the answer in faith, without any doubt whatsoever. It will then be answered in His time, not ours.

As we come to the end of this study, let me leave you with a thought, David knew the Shepherd, He knew His God. Do you know the Psalm of the Shepherd or, the Shepherd of the Psalm? There is a major difference. As I have said, David knew the Shepherd that he wrote about, this is why he could say, without doubt, 'I will dwell in the House of the LORD, forever'. Can you say the same?

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