Are you satisfied with Jesus? Is God your source of supply for all your needs? Does the Holy Spirit fill you with joy and contentment? If not, then take a second look at Psalm 23 with me. Join me in this journey in the Psalms and find true peace and rest. Find the God who is willing to hear our cries and complaints, yet is sovereign and almighty and holy. Who leads us down the right paths for His glory and by His grace. The God who is above all, yet dwells with the lowly and humble of heart. Who provided the way of salvation through His Son, our Great Shepherd, who is also the Lamb of God!
September 5, 2015
Worship: Standing on the Promises
as sung by Selah
Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
Through eternal ages let His praises ring.
Glory in the highest I will shout and sing
I’m standing on the promises of God.
Through eternal ages let His praises ring.
Glory in the highest I will shout and sing
I’m standing on the promises of God.
Standing on the promises
that cannot fail
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail.
By the living word of God I shall prevail.
I’m standing on the promises of God.
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail.
By the living word of God I shall prevail.
I’m standing on the promises of God.
Standing, standing,
standing on the promises of God my Savior.
Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God.
Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God.
What a fellowship, what a
joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
What a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
I’m leaning, leaning
Safe and secure from all alarms.
I’m leaning, I’m leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms
Safe and secure from all alarms.
I’m leaning, I’m leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms
Are you washed in the blood
in the
soul-cleansing blood of the
Lamb?
Are your garments spotless, are the white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the lamb?
Are your garments spotless, are the white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the lamb?
Yes, I’m standing,
standing, standing on the promises of God my Savior.
I’m standing, standing, standing on the promises of God.
Yes, I’m standing, standing
I’m standing on the promises of God!
Read more: Selah - Standing On The Promises Lyrics | MetroLyrics
I’m standing, standing, standing on the promises of God.
Yes, I’m standing, standing
I’m standing on the promises of God!
Read more: Selah - Standing On The Promises Lyrics | MetroLyrics
Witness: I have been listening to different versions and paraphrases of
Psalm 23 put to music. Today I felt lead to sing this song as I stood up from
prayer before I began tonight. This was confirmed by a message I received from
someone I had prayed for earlier in the day. They told me of their need and God
was able to supply that need. This Psalm is not only a psalm of praise but a
psalm of provision and thus a psalm of promise to all who call on our Savior as
Shepherd!
WORD:
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2He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet
waters,
3he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the
right paths
for his name’s sake.
4Even though I walk
through the darkest
valley,a
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my
enemies.
You anoint my head with
oil;
my cup overflows.
6Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the
house of the Lord
forever.
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1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 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. A Psalm of David. KJV |
Here in a short but
pregnant phrase David sums up what is to follow in this psalm. One could
paraphrase this first verse in the form of a logical argument: “Because the
LORD ― the ever faithful covenant keeping One ― is my Shepherd→ I lack
nothing”. Descriptions of God are flooding my mind. Who is God? He is my: “All
Sufficient God”, “All Supplying God”, and “All Satisfying God”! He is sufficient;
I need no other source, because His supply is inexhaustible and supremely
satisfying. When we realize this, God our Shepherd is most supremely glorified!
As John Piper declares:
You can listen to a message
by John Piper with this title. I highly recommend it.
One commentary says:
Psalms 23:1
The Hebrew is emphatic: 'I
want nothing.' This implies a supply of every possible want of body, soul, and
spirit, in the Lord.
(from Jamieson, Fausset,
and Brown Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright © 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006
by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Barnes says:
Psalms 23:1
[I shall not want] This is
the main idea in the psalm, and this idea is derived from the fact that God is
a shepherd. The meaning is, that, as a shepherd, he would make all needful
provision for his flock, and evince all proper care for it. The words shall not
want, as applied to the psalmist, would embrace everything that could be a
proper object of desire, whether temporal or spiritual; whether pertaining to
the body or the soul; whether having reference to time or to eternity. There is
no reason for supposing that David limited this to his temporal necessities, or
to the present life, but the idea manifestly is that God would provide all that
was needful for him always. Compare Ps 34:9, "There is no want to them
that fear him." This idea enters essentially into the conception of God as
the shepherd of his people, that all their real wants shall be supplied.
(from Barnes' Notes,
Electronic Database Copyright © 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All
rights reserved.)
All our “real” wants are supplied.
All our “real” needs are met. Praise God from whom all blessings flow, now and
forevermore, Amen!
I will follow You through
green pastures
And sing hallelujah to Your Name
I will follow You through dark disaster
And sing Hallelujah through the pain
And sing hallelujah to Your Name
I will follow You through dark disaster
And sing Hallelujah through the pain
And even in the shadow of death
I will praise You
And even in the valleys I will say
I will praise You
And even in the valleys I will say
Holy, my God
You are worthy of all my praise
Holy, my God
You are worthy of all my praise
You are worthy of all my praise
Holy, my God
You are worthy of all my praise
You are seated on Your
throne in Heaven
And You see all of us down here
And You have promised You will not abandon
So I shall not fear
And You see all of us down here
And You have promised You will not abandon
So I shall not fear
Even in the shadow of death
I will praise You
Even in the valleys I will say
I will praise You
Even in the valleys I will say
Holy, my God
You are worthy of all my praise
Holy, my God
You are worthy of all my praise
You are worthy of all my praise
Holy, my God
You are worthy of all my praise
You made every star
And You taught it how to shine
You knew my name before there was time
And all this was just part of Your glorious design
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
And You taught it how to shine
You knew my name before there was time
And all this was just part of Your glorious design
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Holy, my God
You are worthy of all my praise
Holy, my God
You are worthy of all my praise
You are worthy of all my praise
Holy, my God
You are worthy of all my praise
You are worthy of all my
praise
Songwriters
HATCHER, AUDREY
HATCHER, AUDREY
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