Daily Devotions
He Leads Me Beside Still Waters
Reading for June 30th: Psalms 21-25
He leads me beside still waters.
Psalm 23:2
Sheep are easily frightened by a river or even a stream with a fast moving current, and so a shepherd must find a slow moving stream or a pond where the water is still for his sheep to drink.
Our Shepherd knows how fearful and insecure we are in life and though he often leads us through frightening valleys (Psalm 23:4), after we pass through them he finds peaceful pastures and waters where we can feel safe and secure.
And when there is no secure place for us to find rest and peace, it is then that our Shepherd carries us.
He will tend his flock like a shepherd:
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 40:11
As we go through struggles and fearful times in life, our Shepherd has given assurance that one day we will not have to live in this world anymore.
For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of living water,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Revelation 7:17
So with confidence we can face the mighty stream that threatens us daily and say...
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
Psalm 118:6
Good Shepherd, lead us beside still waters and let us drink of the living waters that give us life everlasting.
