my shepard protects me

psalm 23

John 10

-door gives access to things

-we have access to God, and Jesus is our door

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just because we have God, doesnt mean that the thief will not come

the thief will surely come to steal, to kill and destroy

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Jesus is not just the door, but the shepherd guarding the door so that the sheep can rest in the dark at night

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David as the shepherd risk his life to protect his sheep

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Jesus died for His sheep so that He can protect His sheep from the curse of sins

how the shepard  protects

1. the valley

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green pastures and still waters

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real life happens... where theres valleys, ups and downs

we are never meant to stay in the valley

in darkness, even if we cant see God, God can see us

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-shadows cannt hurt us

-things we are going through is nothing but shadows

   -death is real... Jesus conquered death so tt we dont have to fear the shadow of death

2. the rod and the staff

rod = stick the shepard use to chase the predator

staff = use to fend the sheep who are going astray

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-how does Satan know that Job has a shalf over him if he has not attacked Job..

-we complain how much God has not done for us, but not knowing how much God has protected us

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3. the table

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God prepared the table, and wants to dine with us

what is on the table is not impt but who is at the table

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God prepared the table and enemy (sickness, etc) surrounding us

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we must be sober minded and watchful cos the devil is wanting to steal a seat on the table

   the devil is looking and waiting for a crack and opportunity to attack us

      on the day we are not feeling good, the devil comes sitting on the table, eating our food, slowly stealing our heart and devotion to God

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be firm! the devil dont have a seat on the table!

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dont let bad company sit on the table

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relationship pulls us inward or away

ppl are sent be either God or devil

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be careful not to let the wrong ppl to sit on the table to 

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love unconditionally

value regardless of gender, race, age, etc

not everybody should be sitted on the table

everybody gets love but not everybody get access to our life

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we always pray God to bring us out of our situation, but God says pray that God comes into our situation 

MY SHEPHERD LEADS ME

-David paints the pic of God as a shepherd and host in the palace

-David paints himself as a sheep and a guest in the palace

   -how did he move from a Shepard to the king.. God brought him there

-God is just like a shepherd bring the sheep to the green pastures

   -if the sheep knew where the Shepard is bring them to, they will not stray away...

-whatever comes after "I am ...", God is

   -a covenant with the people that He will be what we need Him will be

"My" ... There is ownership

-David had a personal relationship with God

a shepherd's job is to provide direction

-we have the personal guide living in us... The Holy Spirit is our guide!

-all the sheep needs to know is to follow the shepherd

1. hear His voice

-sheep are not one of the smartest animal

-sheep follow each other blindly

who is our shepherd? who are we following

2. give up control

-give up control over our life

-giving up control is difficult but necessary

-David declaring his dependence on God

-we can contribute, cannot determine outcome

-only God's shoulder is broad enough to carry the burden

   -if we try to carry the burdens, it will crush us

-we are responsible for the action, and God is responsible for the outcome

3. trust His leading

-we may not always understand what God is doing... Cos what we see is different from what God is

-we see mountain, but God sees beyond the mountain

-we see the corner, but God sees round the corner

-we see today, but God sees tomorrow

-God does something intentionally.. when God does nothing, God is seeing something

if we are not content with what we have now, we will not be in the future too

-one event lead to another, brought David as a Shepard in the field to the being a king in the palace

   -it doesn't make sense to David till now

-the Lord is my shepherd and I shall not want

   -only Lord, the others I do not want

at the back of the embroidery, it's messy with nodes... but the flip side, it's a beautiful crown