
THE LORD OUR SHERPHERD Psalm 23 Is the LORD your sherpherd? To answer this question correctly we need to define who a Sherpherd is. Who is a Sherpherd? A Sherpherd is one that has charge of a flock. The primary responsibility of a sherpherd is the safety and welfare of the flock. The shepherd grazes his animals, herding them to areas of good forage, and keeping a watchful eye out for poisonous plants. The Bible calls this making the sheep to lie down in green pastures and leading beside the still waters, Psalm 23::2. A Sherpherd leads while the sheep follows. In the same way, Jesus our Great Shepherd leads while we follow and everytime we follow, He leads us to green pastures and still waters. If we have been following correctly that is the result we will always get in the end. It may not look like that in the beginning. Imagine the sheep walking long distances in search of green pastures and sometimes without...