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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nImagine being brought to a dining hall and the doors are thrown open and you are escorted in and an incredibly important person shows you the most incredible feast laid out and it\u2019s all for YOU! It has all your favorite foods and drinks and even some that are specifically nourishing to what you need at this exact moment. It\u2019s been laid out perfectly to honor YOU!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now imagine that your \u201cenemies\u201d – the people who have been opposed to you, or angry with you, or jealous or resentful, or who have been treating you badly – have all been brought in to witness you receiving this great honor. It would be a weird feeling, wouldn\u2019t it? We aren\u2019t used to being extravagantly honoured, especially in front of those who oppose or persecute us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Can you truly fathom what it is to be honoured by the Creator of all? Think about that for a moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was customary at the time for the host to lavish extravagance on their guests, to provide for their every need and to protect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So not only are you being provided for and honoured and exalted, but you know that you are completely safe and can be relaxed and refreshed at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having your head anointed with oil was also to refresh and revitalize you; if your cup runs over it means you don\u2019t lack, you have more than enough. There is an abundance of blessing and provision in your life. How amazing is that! There\u2019s something incredible that happens inside of us when we acknowledge truths that we know but may not feel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can \u201cfeel\u201d a lot of conflicting emotions but when we align ourselves and our \u201cfeelings\u201d with His truth there is peace and joy, even in the middle of uncertainty and chaos. The acknowledgment here is that He does refresh and revitalize us and that He provides for us is in abundant ways. We can trust that He is our good Shepherd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without a doubt, with all certainty and confidence and assurance<\/em><\/strong>\u2026\u2026..that\u2019s what \u201csurely\u201d means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Without a doubt, with all certainty, confidence and assurance, goodness and mercy (God\u2019s tender love that doesn\u2019t give us the punishment that we deserve<\/em>) will follow me – they will persue me – all the days of my life. I will be chased after by His goodness and His mercy every day for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that\u2019s not the end because even when I die, I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. That\u2019s the hope that we have as believers. That when all is said and done, it\u2019s not just the end. It\u2019s a whole new beginning and we will spend eternity with the one who loves us most; with the one who created us, who gave His life for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How incredible is that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I love this Psalm and the meaning and imagery within it. Take this Psalm and recognize the immediate presence of it. The personalized reality of it\u2026..the relationship between Him and You. Hold these truths tightly and it will change your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n THE LOR<\/strong>D is MY<\/strong> Shepherd, I<\/strong> shall not want. HE<\/strong> makes ME<\/strong> to lie down in green pastures. HE<\/strong> leads ME<\/strong> beside still waters. He<\/strong> restores MY<\/strong> soul. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When we truly encounter the reality of His love and His truth and His presence, we are changed. We can\u2019t help but be changed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Isn\u2019t it amazing to be able to trust someone so much that even when we go through dark, dismal places that we don\u2019t need to fear because we are never alone and we have the most incredible loving provider and defender and care taker. I love this Psalm. There is so much beauty and depth … Continue reading “Psalm 23:5-6 (part 3)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[33,308,16,73],"tags":[267,313,361,362,310,329,363,338],"class_list":["post-9276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deep-thoughts","category-god","category-me","category-writing","tag-encouragement","tag-gods-love","tag-goodness","tag-honour","tag-mercy","tag-psalm-23","tag-the-bible","tag-the-lord-is-my-shepherd"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xangelle.com\/dailygrind\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/7bdadc51-c705-47f7-b07c-002242d68ed8-1.png?resize=840%2C840&ssl=1\")
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