Good Shepherd Analysis

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We human beings interact fluently through different mediums for example, through the movement of the body to the various languages in which are known to us in this physical existence. For those who have been enlightened to the existence of this greater divinity, who we know as God. He relates to us in many diverse ways, he is known to us as father, friend, lover, creator and Shepherd. Navigating through the scriptures one will notice the vast façades of God, but in Psalms 23 the writer draws contrast to him as the ‘Good Shepherd.’ The bible indicates many documented accounts of the writer’s life and reign, the Shepherd boy David who became king of Israel from 1010–970 BC. At many points in his life his kingdom and kingship was in immense peril, …show more content…

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right path for his name’s sake” (Psalms 23:1-3 NIV). The characteristics of a good Shepherd can be translated not only through words but through his actions and mannerisms. A good shepherd leads his sheep to the prime locality with prior knowledge of his flock’s preferences. To clarify, sheep are known to get frightened easily even by rushing waters, they prefer still, clean and clear waters; David refers to God as his shepherd, a true reflection of the relationship between him and God. There is a sense of security that resonates with him in his writing. The relationship between sheep and shepherd is one of dependency. sheep rely on their shepherds for protection against predatory forces commonly known to us as the “Big Bad wolf’’ from our childhood nursery rhymes. We as Christ followers, just like the psalmist David, can also relate to a God that would protect will provide a perfect area for us to thrive and be renewed in him. In the book of John 4:13-14 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” God wants us to be satisfied, and in Him, there is true satisfaction and

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