God Cares for You

 Maybe you feel wounded and torn. Sometimes you don't know exactly why you feel down, but there is someone who sees and knows, and he is for you, not against you.

One of the best-loved passages in the Bible is the Shepherd Psalm of David.

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Ps 23:1–3 NKJV

How often your feelings are torn and confused and you don't understand exactly why. But God understands, and he wants to heal the wounds in your heart.

He wants to lead you on the path that is best for you, but when you feel confused and wander in a fog of discouragement, you can't see clearly which way to go.

When you're in a fog, you can't see the light. How can you know which way to go if you can't see clearly?

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. Ps 23:4 NASB95

Shepherds in the Middle East had a stick or club to ward off wild animals and a staff to pick up sheep that were stuck and could not get up on their own.

If you can't see the way, trust in the Good Shepherd of your soul.

God sent his eternal Son to be the good shepherd for your soul.

Before he became a king and a prophet, David himself was a shepherd. He was a humble farm labourer, but he knew God as his shepherd.

‘The LORD is my shepherd.’

When Jesus preached to the Jews, he boldly said that he was the good shepherd, the Lord and God of David.

“I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,
even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. Jn 10:14–15 NASB95

If you are wounded and upset and cannot see clearly, ask Jesus to pour his healing Holy Spirit into your wounds.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. Ps 23:5 NASB95

When the sheep had cuts and scratches, the shepherd rubbed the wounds with soothing oil.

You can find rest in the presence of God. Ask him to anoint your head with the healing and soothing presence of his loving Spirit. You can invite him to pour his oil into your cuts and wounds.

When you entrust your life to Jesus, you can be sure that his loving care and mercy will never be taken away from you.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever. Ps 23:6 NKJV