Temple Baptist Church - 10-13-2024
Psalm 23:1-6
Introduction: The story of King David’s life from his conversion as a young shepherd boy to the eternal palace of the Lord of lords and King of kings.
A. The Preciousness of the Psalm. No doubt, the 23rd Psalm is the most memorized, the most quoted of all the Psalms. We find it printed on the majority of the Funeral material given to those who attend. As a child, it was the first Psalm that most of us memorized.
B. It is Precious because of:
1. The Position it Occupies. “The Lord is my Shepherd” Between the Cross of Christ, Psalm 22, and the Coming of Christ, Psalm 24. The Care of the Shepherd! From salvation to eternity, He cares for His sheep.
Matthew 6:25-26 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? (26) Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
2. The Person it Unfolds. John 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
Hebrews 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
1 Peter 2:25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
3. The Provision it Reveals. “I shall not want”
Romans 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
4. The Prospect it Unveils. “The house of the Lord forever”
1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Revelation 22:3-5 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: (4) And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. (5) And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
C. Some things that we find in Psalm 23.
1. Verse 1. A Perfect Provider. “The LORD”
2. Verse 1. A Perfect Satisfaction. “shall not want”
3. Verse 2. A Perfect Rest. “lie down”
4. Verse 2. A Perfect Nourishment. “green pastures”
5. Verse 2. A Perfect Guidance. “he leadeth me”
6. Verse 2. A Perfect Peace. “still waters”
7. Verse 3. A Perfect Restoration. “he restoreth my soul”
8. Verse 3. A Perfect Guidance. “paths of righteousness”
9. Verse 4. A Perfect Confidence. “fear no evil”
10. Verse 4. A Perfect Companionship. “thou are with me”
11. Verse 4. A Perfect Discipline. “thy rod”
12. Verse 4. A Perfect Support. “thy staff”
13. Verse 4. A Perfect Consolation. “they comfort me”
14. Verse 5. A Perfect Fellowship. “thou preparest a table before me”
15. Verse 5. A Perfect Triumph. “in the presence of mine enemies”
16. Verse 5. A Perfect Strength. “anointest my head with oil”
17. Verse 5. A Perfect Joy. “my cup runneth over”
18. Verse 6. A Perfect Promise. “surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life”
19. Verse 6. A Perfect Habitation. “I shall dwell in the house of the LORD”
20. Verse 6. A Perfect Eternity. “for ever!”:
Conclusion: What a glorious, wonderful, and perfect Psalm that takes the child of God from conversion to eternity in six short verses.
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