Psalm 23 is probably the best-known and most-read passage in the Bible—a wonderfully reassuring picture of the believer’s life. Through it we learn that the Lord God Almighty is the faithful, heavenly Shepherd of His sheep—not only faithfully leading His sheep in life but also through the valley of the shadow of death and bringing them into His house, where He will dwell with them forever. Reflecting on Psalm 23 verse by verse will help readers see how rich and privileged the believer’s life is as they learn how God is personally committed to protect and bring His people to be with Him in heaven. Table of Contents: Introduction The Lord Loves His Sheep The Heavenly Shepherd Provides for His Sheep The Heavenly Shepherd Restores His Sheep The Heavenly Shepherd Leads His Sheep The Heavenly Shepherd Never Leaves His Sheep The Heavenly Shepherd Protects His Sheep The Heavenly Shepherd Leads His Sheep Safely Home

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Old Testament professor Timothy Laniak follows the figure of the shepherd through the pages of Scripture to help today's leaders find their place in the ancient pastoral tradition.

Brothers and sisters, families and friends, are you tired of living in the flesh? Are you tired of life’s ups and downs? Are you ready to put God first in your life? If you answered yes to these questions, I believe it is time you rest in the Lord as your shepherd and submit yourself to God’s authority. God wants you to take his yoke. “For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:30 KJV). In this book The Lord Is My Shepherd, Shirley Rocke shares testimonies, inspirational scriptures, prayers, poems, and so much more. Each chapter contains a subheading, each chapter pertains to God’s commands, each chapter pertains to God’s directions, and each chapter pertains to God’s instructions in the Bible. Shirley Rocke was born in Belize, British Honduras, now known as Belize City, Belize. She is a retired early childhood teacher. She lives in New York with her four children and seven grandchildren. Shirley Rocke wrote this book because God gave her a vision based on the Twenty-third Psalm, along with his instructions to bring this book to fruition. Someone once said, “Life is what you make it,” but what he or she failed to say was, we cannot make life without the Lord as our shepherd.

This classic is organized as follows: Introduction Containing Explanations of Terms and General Positions Chapter I. Wherein Is Considered, What Reason Teaches Concerning This Affair. Section I. Some things observed in general, which reason dictates Section II. Some further observations concerning those things which reason leads us to suppose God aimed at in the creation of the world Section III. Wherein it is considered how, on the supposition of God’s making the aforementioned things his last end, he manifests a supreme and ultimate regard to himself in all his works Section IV. Some objections considered, which may be made against the reasonableness of what has been said of God making himself his last end. Chapter II. Wherein If It Is Inquired, What Is To Be Learned From Holy Scriptures, Concerning God’s Last End In The Creation Of The World Section I. The Scriptures represent God as making himself his own last end in the creation of the world Section II. Wherein some positions are advanced concerning a just method of arguing in this affair, from what we find in the Holy Scriptures Section III. Particular texts of Scripture, that show that God’s glory is an ultimate end of the creation Section IV. Places of Scripture that lead us to suppose, that God created the world for his name, to make his perfections known; and that he made it for his praise. Section V. Places of Scripture from whence it may be argued, that communication of good to the creature, was one thing which God had in view, as an ultimate end of the creation of the world. Section VI. Wherein is considered what is meant by the glory of God and the name of God in Scripture, when spoken of as God’s end in his works Section VII. Showing that the ultimate End of the Creation of the World is but one, and what that one end is.

This book is a look at how God used shepherds and sheep throughout the Bible to provide inspiration, hope, and encouragement to all of us. As I have studied the Bible, I have seen how important shepherds and sheep have been all the way through the Old Testament and New Testament. They were always a part of Gods plan, so I thought it would be interesting to put all these references to shepherds, sheep, and lambs in one publication so that we could see how it all fits together. I hope this will be enlightening and an inspiration to all who read this.

Through the simple words of Psalm 23, David revealed a glorious and comforting knowledge of his covenantal Lord, pictured vividly as his gracious Shepherd and Host. We easily recite this psalm, but it describes an experience nothing less than a spiritual Holy of Holies. Yet God calls sinners to enter here by faith and walk with Him through all of life. Joel Beeke's exposition of the psalm illuminates the riches of the Reformed experiential doctrines of salvation and sanctification. The book aims, by God's grace, to help readers to grow in their understanding of God's love for His elect people, their submissive embrace of His purposes, and their glad contentment through life's distressing journey until they dwell in the house of the Lord forever.'