by Ruth Wilkinson
“An hour is coming, and is already here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and Truth.
The Father wants such worshipers.”
~ Jesus
To worship “in truth”, we must know who it is we worship.
So who is he?
He is our Sustainer.
The one who provides what we need, who carries us when we’re weak, who comforts us in our dark times.
Who helps us to understand our past, to live well our present and to have faith for our future.
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes green pastures,
He makes me lie down in them.
He calms and quiets the waters,
He leads me beside them.
He carves out the right paths
and guides me along them for his name’s sake.
Even when the path goes through the darkest place,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
For ever.
Heavenly Father,
Thank you that you come alongside us, bringing your comfort for our past, your peace in our present, and not only that – but your hope that we will live this life to the full, and come out the other side alive.
Thank you that you, when the dark road is the right road, you never leave us alone, give us strength to keep on going and not only that – but to stand, to walk, to run toward the gates of hell and, no matter what defenses they throw up against us, no matter what attacks – not only to survive, but to overcome.
Thank you that you battle in this world against sin, hunger, fear, enslavement, loneliness, revenge and not only that – but you choose us to do battle in your name.
To walk in your footsteps, to follow your voice and to be your hands and feet, to be bold, be strong, be courageous and to be yours because as long as we are with you, you are with us.
Thank you.
We’ve looked at Psalm 23 before:
- May, 2013 — Comfort From The Word
- January, 2011 – Psalm 23 Continues to Comfort
- July, 2008 – Phrase by Phrase Response to Ps. 23 at Thinking Out Loud
- August, 2018 — The Psalms as Narrative
For Psalm 23 in all English translations at Bible Gateway, click this link to get to verse 1, and then change the very last character in the URL in your browser to move to the multiple translations of verse 2, etc.
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