", 2. Mercy. But man is not a mere intellectual being; he is a moral being, a spiritual being, and therefore he cannot dwell here. Click here for more messages from the book of Psalms. MERCY. It is the permanence of heaven that is one of its greatest joys in prospect. "And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Let it be a life of patient witness for God. There is quite enough here for the satisfaction of the animal; and the mere animal lives here in contentment, and takes its fill of happiness for its little inch of time. "Thou art with me.". In the first four verses of Ps. We want Anchor Church to be a community where people can find hope in Jesus. But He also rose again. ", 1. It is a "prepared" table; a table prepared with great love and great attention to detail; a table prepared for a great feast. All the days of my life — that is, all my life long — even to the last. But Jesus came in order to open the door, or as some versions translate the word, He came to open the gate. Read verse in New International Version The most amazing thing is that anyone...anyone can know now the same kind of care that David experienced then. If he were a mere intellectual being, and nothing more, then he might dwell here. Friends, all of us are sheep. Because it is the scene of His familiar glory. So David's confidence is that He will dwell in the fullness of what the Temple represents; that He will dwell in God's presence forever, in that place of forgiveness and worship. There will be the going in and out, and finding pasture - all through; but the end is not here, but above. But more is promised. Like some chemical characters, in certain temperatures they are illegible; but raise the temperature and they appear in all their reality. But apart from these considerations, let us come to the revelation of the Bible. Surely goodness and mercy shall … David knew what it felt like to be pursued by evil men; to be pursued by wickedness and wrath. That "pasture" is only possible because the Good Shepherd laid down His life for the sheep. THE CHURCH IN HEAVEN. Jesus taught immortality: no one taught it as He did; no one preached it as He preached it. Do you see that? "Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity," etc. By Marni Montanez. It just doesn't seem possible when you hear these stories for the first time. Let's turn this morning back to Psalm 23. We will dwell in the place where there is fellowship with and worship of the Lord for eternity.7 B. She scratched off another winning ticket worth $10 million, bringing here total lottery winnings to $20.4 million dollars. Psalm … "I shall have enough there.". An angel is the object of one; man of both. A place of spiritual thirst. Psalm 23 6 Commentary: Heaven. Jesus is the Shepherd of Psalm 23 in human flesh. It has everything to do with Jesus Christ. This morning, you are either one of two places spiritually: you are either in God's pasture of abundant life, OR, you are in the wasteland of this world, the wasteland of sin. The door to where? "Still waters." Dry. But look at where David goes in the first part of verse 6. Abundant "life". He came to me almost in tears and said he had a nightmare. So...a table full of the best food you could imagine. Who is your Shepherd? The wasteland of sin is a place of spiritual hunger. David himself used this word when he questioned Saul in I Samuel 26:18, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? But it is. "A prepared table". What evil is on my hands?". Make your life all temple, all part of the τεμένος, the sacred enclosure. How do we access this Psalm 23 kind of abundance? Speaker: Bryce Morgan Series: God as Shepherd. Where are you this morning? Psalm 22 Psalm 24 ... Advance your knowledge of Scripture with this resource library of over 40 reference books, including commentaries and Study Bible notes. I. And the other man, though he had great ability and great genius, and had a long and wonderful life, which, however, nobody would say, or pretend to say, that he spent it in walking with God, he says, "I wish that I had never been born." In … This time it comes from the life of David. So how do we access this kind of abundance? What a faithful shepherd! An abundance of provision! 9 I am the door. 1. "My God shall supply all your need out of His riches in glory by Jesus Christ." Understanding this fact about us, about himself, David wrote Psalm 23 in order to proclaim just how well God took care of him. He laid down His life. Just listen to the abundance, to the PLENTY of God's pasture: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places... (Ephesians 1:3), He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 2. How do we enjoy God's plenty today, every day, and forever? A place of fear and worry and selfishness and confusion and restlessness and despair; a place of danger; a place where ultimately, our waywardness; our stubbornness...leads us straight to the valley of God's justice. It is a fearful doctrine, but clearly stated in Scripture with regard to many individuals of the human race, that, so far from "goodness and mercy following them all the days of their life," everything that He gives them seems only the more to estrange them from God and goodness. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Then comes the assurance of expectation and hope. Bible … The valley of the He Provides Me. It is when "the hoary head is a crown of glory, being found in the way of righteousness" — when there are no marks upon the countenance of extinct volcanoes, dark shadows from wrought-out passions, impressions of darkness and crime, but when the life has been spent for God. I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever A. Sermon on Psalm 23 – The Lord is My Shepherd. Would David describe himself as blessed? The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. I shall not want...forever. 2. Take a look at verse 5 again. Jesus was nailed to a Roman cross for us. (Luke 7:46). THE CONSUMMATION OF IT. A good man’s thoughts in his old age. And he's speaking to people like us. KJV: King James Version . Do you have that same confidence? Why did they receive that title? "Green pastures". In one of his books you may find a review of his life. "Goodness". "Surely," etc. As sure as you need it, you shall have it; as sure as you require it, you shall realise it: It shall come seasonably at the best time, in the wisest manner, and from the most unexpected quarter. The next year, a blown out cockpit door forced him out of a plane, in midair. It is simply impossible for Him ever to decree or wish to do anything evil. Poor man! But what does that show but that men will be so changed there that churches such as we have known here will not be needed? "Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me? It is an abiding place, a mansion. Psalm 23:6 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament Foes are now pursuing him, but prosperity and favour alone shall pursue him, and therefore drive his present pursuers … 3. "I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. But we have been given the whole cup. A Psalm by David. These capacities and affections of mine, the stirring of a spiritual life within me, were never made to find their perfection here. 23, David takes the gentle picture of a shepherd with his sheep to describe the relationship God has with us and we with Him. Did you notice that David has not left the "valley of the shadow of death" from verse 4? Consider Frane Selak, a Croatian music teacher. And notice that the "still waters" of verse 2 have now become a "cup". Find Psalm 23:6 Sermon Illustrations, browse preaching ideas and sermon stories on Psalm 23:6 This was a way that a host would honor his guests in the ancient Near East. "Good" and "God" in Anglo-Saxon are the same word. Collection of Stand Alone Sermons On Miscellaneous Subjects By Pastor Ron Thomas Rodgers Baptist Church 801 West Buckingham Rd. Clarke's Psalms 23:6 Bible Commentary Goodness and mercy shall follow me - As I pass on through the vale of life, thy goodness and mercy shall follow my every step; as I proceed, so … Enlarge it towards the north, on the frontier of Satan. W.F. — they smothered him with flowers and killed him with fame — and it came to this! He took God's judgment against our waywardness and stubbornness. You will have frequently to go there, to plead the great Sacrifice. 27:4, 5), The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. STRENGTH FOR LIFE'S WORK. 5 For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. (Philippians 4:19), And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. Luck has nothing to do with it. But St. John says there is no temple in heaven. Age is a thing that may be very beautiful. There will be changes. Psalm 23:6 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. And not just a full cup, but a cup that is "overflowing"; a cup that we might describe today as having "unlimited refills". FULFILMENT OF LIFE'S GREAT HOPES. ", The Hebrew word that David uses here, translated as "follow", is a word that is often translated as "pursue". So David moves seamlessly from describing God as a Shepherd, to describing Him as the Host of a banquet. In the midst of very difficult circumstances, wouldn't you like to eat at God's table, instead of hiding under the table of fear and frustration? By daily habits of devotion, by the culture of a child-like faith, by holy familiarity with Divine things, I will seem to myself to be constantly engaged in God's service. What does that mean? It is this "sin" that produces the kinds of "sins" we often think of. It will be yours to kindle the lamp of a never-ceasing devotion, to place the Eucharistic Shewbread before the Lord. David was well fed. Browse Sermons on Psalm 23:1-6. We can be a part of His flock. Of course he would. The continuance of it. They need a shepherd … Work while it is day. The best is to come. Pardoning mercy. "Shall follow me." He was afraid and worried to go back into bed on his own. Its certainty is founded upon the Divine existence; its communication upon Divine veracity; its possession is the fruit of immutable, unwavering, undying love. In Psalm 23 David writes "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life" (Psalm 23:6 NIV). Psalm 23:06 Number two, Jesus is the door to THE pasture, the pasture of abundant life. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me. It has nothing do with luck. He makes me lie down in green pastures...forever. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. Psalms 23:6. ◄ Psalm 23:6 ► Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Listen to these words: "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. But I have no doubt that David endured that kind of persecution by reminding himself that "goodness and mercy", that God's "goodness and mercy" would also pursue him all the days of his life. Click here to return to the Sermons page.. Psalm 23:5-6. In one interview, he said this: "I know God was watching over me all these years.". Sin is being a wayward and stubborn sheep. Which side of the fence? THE ASSURANCE EXPRESSED BY THE PSALMIST. So since David lived before the Temple in Jerusalem was built, was he saying that he was going to take up residence in the Tent of Meeting for eternity...or maybe that he was going to be buried at the Tent of Meeting...maybe that's what he means by "dwell". Reason says there must be such a state; conscience says there is such a state. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Psalm 23:1-6. Learn to be grateful. In 1970, he managed to escape before a faulty fuel pump engulfed his car into flames. Psalms 23 – The Lord is Our Shepherd. We can know this same blessing today, through faith. In 1966, he was riding on a bus that crashed and plunged into a river. It is your hops and desire, and, please God, it will be your privilege, to dwell much in the house of the Lord. 92). And the wonderful hospitality of the host is demonstrated by the fact he has anointed the guest's head with a mixture of perfumes and olive oil. But where you are grazing is another question. Wouldn't you like to go through hard times with this perspective? Yet … Supplying mercy. Psalm 23:6. But it's also a picture of God's abundant protection. "I thank God," says the one, "that ever I was born," because he can take the 23rd Psalm, and in the 23rd Psalm he can read the history of his inward life. You see, away from God's flock, we live in a barren land. Psalm 23:6 ) Dr. Nicolas Ellen. David writes, You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Only God can take care of us like this. "AND I WILL DWELL IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER." An abundance of protection! He escaped with only a broken arm and minor bruises. III. Now here is where a shift takes place in this psalm. "The house of the Lord.". If you are not a follower of Jesus Christ this morning, listen again to His words: I am the door [or the gate]. II. Man is never satisfied here. No one loves God but a true Christian, because nothing will produce love to God but the belief of the Gospel; and of course, it is the belief of the Gospel that makes a man a Christian. "Shall follow me." A "cup overflowing". "I shall not want." This also is characteristic of the Divine relation to man. What is sin? How do we know? Preached 1/28/2009. "THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER." What a picture of abundance David paints for us here. Four others were killed, but Selak managed to escape unharmed. Well, in most cases when that phrase is used in the Old Testament it simply refers to either the portable Israelite temple (called the Tent of Meeting), or it refers to the brick-and-mortar temple in Jerusalem. In both of those passages, I believe David is using terms like "house of the Lord", and "temple" and "the courts of our God" to refer, not ultimately to a physical location, but to refer to fellowship with God in God's presence. We don't have to imagine how David felt. Try it for 30 days … If are a follower of Jesus Christ this morning, if you have entered that gate through faith, then you need to remember God's plenty this morning. Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh's house forever. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. How many of us are truly [convinced] that no matter what occurs in our lives we are being followed by goodness and mercy? Before, then, any person is entitled to assert, with reference to his own afflictions, that God does everything for the best, and to apply this as a ground of comfort and consolation to himself, he must not only love God, but know and be convinced that God loves him. It's the place His people came to be forgiven and to worship. THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD (part two)-Psalm 23:4-6 Last week I talked about some of the dynamics of shepherding sheep. Enlarge it towards the west, where the sun of our life is gently dipping towards the grave, in a life of preparedness. Day by day you will have to go into the Holy Place to offer the incense. (John 10). Beware of sinking into the vortex of selfishness, and burying your mercies in the grave of forgetfulness. II. Come...the gate is open wide. No, I don't think it means either of those things. (Ps. (II Corinthians 9:8). As the mother's eye and hand follow her little one as he makes his first wobbling attempt to toddle alone; as the needle follows the lodestone; as the water out of the rock followed the Israelites through the desert; as the pillar of glory went with them by night and by day: so goodness and mercy shall follow the faithful, in the closet, in the family, in the church, in the world. That's why people label it "luck". These are just the two things into which God's beneficence, generally considered, naturally divides itself. 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