{"id":2204,"date":"2018-01-23T07:16:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/?p=2204"},"modified":"2018-01-24T19:57:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T03:57:38","slug":"my-shepherd-leads-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2018\/my-shepherd-leads-me\/","title":{"rendered":"My Shepherd Leads Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lectura\">Reading:<\/p>\n<h3>Psalm 23<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>Like a shepherd &#8212; tender, true &#8212; Jesus leads. Me.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus leads. He knows where He&#8217;s going. He knows how to get there. He knows the best route. So I follow.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, He provides what He knows I need. He knows, plans, and arranges what&#8217;s best for me. So I follow. (PS: He knows everything and can do anything!) <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"passage\">\n<ol>\n<li>The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.<\/li>\n<li>He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.<\/li>\n<li>He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name\u2019s sake.<\/li>\n<li>Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.<\/li>\n<li>Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.<\/li>\n<li>Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>Where He leads, he provides:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:-1em\">\n<li>green pastures and still waters (v 2).<\/li>\n<li>soul refreshment, comfort, restoration, and direction (v 3).<\/li>\n<li>security and protection (v 4).<\/li>\n<li>provision in peril, provision in hurt, provision in need (v 5).<\/li>\n<li>goodness and mercy for life &#8212; and belonging forever (v 6).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-am-afraid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-am-afraid.jpg\" alt=\"What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee (Psalm 56:3)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-am-afraid.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-am-afraid-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-am-afraid-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-am-afraid-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/wp-content\/uploads\/i-am-afraid-668x501.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, <em class=\"bible\">&#8220;He leadeth me&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:-1em\">\n<li><em class=\"bible\">&#8220;beside the still waters.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em class=\"bible\">&#8220;in the paths of righteousness.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em class=\"bible\">&#8220;through the valley of the shadow of death.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em class=\"bible\">&#8220;in the presence of mine enemies.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em class=\"bible\">&#8220;all the days of my life.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes, when I follow Him, goodness and mercy follow me.<\/p>\n<p>How could I not follow?<\/p>\n<p>I do.<\/p>\n<p>So I am confident that some day <em class=\"bible\">&#8220;I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Walk with us?<\/p>\n<p>PS: Oh, and here&#8217;s some stuff I wrote, some of which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clpcle.com\" title=\"CLP\">CLP<\/a> published in their Sunday School quarterlies and all of which I published at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anabaptists.org\" title=\"Anabaptists\">Anabaptists<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:-1em\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anabaptists.org\/clp\/youth\/10-107.html\" title=\"Christ, the Good Shepherd\">Christ, the Good Shepherd<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anabaptists.org\/clp\/youth\/5-308.html\" title=\"The Great Shepherd of the Sheep\">The Great Shepherd of the Sheep<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anabaptists.org\/clp\/youth\/2-210.html\" title=\"The Lord Is Our Shepherd\">The Lord Is Our Shepherd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And goodness and mercy follow me!<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt 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