The Lord is my shepherd!

"The Lord is my shepherd"
Manoj Kumar K

 Psalm 23(Psalm of David)- Verse 1: "The Lord is my shepherd". This is a claim made by David.

 India is my country- An Indian can say that

 Donald Trump is my president- An American can say that

 The Lord is my shepherd- That's what David sang...Can we say that too??

 There are bounds for everyone to make the above statements. People need citizenship to talk with pride about their country. We don't sing national anthems of other countries. An American cannot say India is my country. In the same manner, we cannot take the song of David and claim it to be ours. In the true sense, the Lord is David's shepherd, not ours. That is David's anthem, not ours.

 Don't worry! There is a way to own that song for ourselves. If we can be like David, we can sing that song too.

 How can we do that?

 In John 10:27, Jesus says" My sheep listen to my voice, I know them and they follow me"

 We can see this in David's life. He was always listening to God's voice. While he was still a boy, when he grew up to be a king, one constant thing is his obedience to God. When there is a war at hand, he would ask God and listen to Him. Even when he committed sin with Bathsheba and God spoke to him, he was completely obedient and corrected himself. He never did anything against God's word. He was like a sheep and followed God. In every circumstance, he believed that God will protect him.

 Not only that, God knows David!!!! He says" David is a man after my own heart". David surrendered himself to God completely and God is leading him from the front.

 Are we like David? Are we being obedient to God's word? If we can seek His guidance, change our ways when He instructs us and goes back to Him when we are lost, we can join in the herd along with David. If we can surrender ourselves, to let God know us, then we can boldly and loudly sing with joy-

  "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD"

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