If you're just
joining us, you've caught us at the
third lesson of the well-known passage, the Shepherd psalm, Psalm 23. Please feel free to go back and read the
others.
Psalm 23:2a "He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures…"
First of all, it
says, "He makes me to lie down…."
There are times in our lives when God must make us lie down. We're in need of some much-needed rest; some
times we need to just get away and have some down
time with Him. There's probably a
number of reason we might need some down time,
but be assured, God knows best!
We just finished
moving to the state of Washington. I can say--without a doubt--it is like no
where else I have been before!
Regardless...we have the privilege of having a horse ranch located
behind our yard and neighborhood. It is
quite enjoyable to watch these horses run, play, and graze. What I also find interesting is to see them
lie down on occasion. I suppose they are
tired--I do not begin to know--but I find it interesting, as I don't see that
very often.
My point is this,
we--as Christians--also need to rest; we need some
down time on occasion, for whatever reason. A lot of times we get so busy and caught up
with the day-to-day things of this life, that we miss out on time spent with
Jesus. We need time spent with God, dear
Christian. We cannot afford to live this
life without Him! So it is--if we do get
too busy and forget God (or whatever reason), God realizes we need some much
needed time to rest and recuperate.
Next point--rather a
sub-point--is the fact that God makes us to lie down in green pastures. The term green pastures refers to tender grass. "He maketh me to lie down" in tender grass.
Our God is a loving and compassionate God that cares for our every
need. He knows when we need to lie down,
and He knows that in order for our recuperation to be restful, the grass should indeed be tender and sweet. God's Word--which we should be feeding
upon--and God's ways are always tender
and sweet! Perhaps today, what you
need, is to realize anew how tender and sweet--how truly precious--is our God and His Word...and all
His marvelous ways!
In closing, let me
share with you a couple passages of Scripture.
First, Matthew 9:36, which says, "But when He saw the multitudes,
He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered
abroad, as sheep having no shepherd."
These were the lost sheep, those that still did not know the
Savior. He was moved with compassion on
them because they did not know Him. I
wonder, dear friend, do you know Christ as your personal Savior? You can know Him today. Please feel free to reference any of the
numerous postings I have written on the subject of salvation. It is truly a matter of life and death...for
all of eternity. Please don't put such an important decision
aside.
Lastly, I'd like to
share with you Matthew 11:28-30 (another well-known passage). It says this: "Come unto Me, all ye that
labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I
am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and My burden is
light." Those words are for
Christian and non-Christian alike. God
so desires for us to come to Him. If we
do, He promises to us sweet, needed rest!
What a wonderful, compassionate God we have!
May you rest in Him today!
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