![]() ![]() Everyone is not your friend, and you are a nice person. Verse five says “Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil: my cup runneth over.” I have often heard the song say, “You dig one ditch, you better dig two.” Often, your blessing is in the presence of your enemies. There are twists and turns on this walk called life, but God is always near us. We have been ill and sometimes close to death, but God kept us here on purpose. ![]() God is going before us and making the crooked places straight ( Isaiah 45:2). Many times I have driven by the scene of an accident and thought that if I had been five minutes earlier, that could have been me. Psalms 23:4 says “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” We should not be fearful living this life. That is why you need to read the Word of God and find out what God says about the situation. It is a trick of the enemy to make us feel like our situation is the worst that it could be. When I would awaken, I would feel refreshed and just have a different outlook on things. I remember at times when I have felt that I had a difficult day, I would just go to sleep. All humans sleep and should wake up refreshed. ![]() Verse three says “He restoreth my soul.” God restores you when life or the enemy seeks to depress you and worry you about the cares of this life. When God makes us to lie down in green pastures, that is symbolism for basic needs. God gives us what we need and much of what we want. A lot of people would be happy with just two week's supply of the clothes in someone else’s closet. I know people with some incredible closets. You have so much stuff until you must give it away annually. You have everything that you need and many things that you want. I have heard some Saints say that they do not want for nothing. If you go line by line, you realize that since the Lord is your shepherd you shall not want for anything. Even when no one else wants to listen, God will draw near to you. You can feel God draw near to you best when you are in tears. Psalms 34:18 says, “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart and saved such as be of a contrite spirit.” Contrite means to show remorse or be filled with guilt. The goodness and mercy of God especially follows you when you are hurting. I pray that God will help you to grasp what it means to know that goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life. Jeremiah 29:11 reads, “I know the plans that I have for you says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Sometimes it is hard to imagine someone just forgetting about all the stuff that you used to do, but that’s God. Man keeps a record of our faults and is quick to remind us of who we were. You will not receive this sort of treatment from man. ![]() We can ask for forgiveness, and it is like we have a clean slate. We have access to Him through Jesus Christ. As Christians, God’s goodness and mercy are available to us even when we miss the mark. However, submitting to God and accepting Jesus Christ affords us special benefits. One of the rewards of being a Christian is the love that God shows to us. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” King David wrote this Psalm. This verse appears in the popular Psalm 23:6. What Does 'Surely Goodness and Mercy Will Follow Me' Mean? ![]()
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