Shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd…

Many of us call the pastor of a congregation a shepherd. The pastor is the shepherd of the flock, the one who leads this group where they need to go. The pastor is the one who shows the good water to drink, the good grass to eat, the right time to start a new program, gives guidance for bible study…

But who shepherds the shepherd? Many pastor friends of mine say I am only one of the sheep like you. We all follow after the real shepherd Jesus. And the 23rd psalm is a wonderful description of what God through Jesus does for us if we will only follow His lead.

First of all He is our shepherd. He leads us beside still waters to drink. Sheep will not drink from moving water, actually sheep will drink nasty dirty still water than drink fresh moving water. Much like us who will quench our thirst on the muck this live gives us rather than seek the goodness God can give us. We need someone to help us see the bad and to lead us to the good. The 23rd psalm goes through many renditions of how dumb sheep are and how they will follow after each other creating ruts and not finding good pastures and dirty water. We need a person to lead us to the good things that God has provided. Jesus will lead us if we will let Him.

So look to Jesus and fix your eyes on Him. He is the author and perfector of our faith and He will shepherd you if you will let Him.