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Day 155, or June the 4th.

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Trusting sheep rely on the shepherd.

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Our thoughts today are from Psalm 23, verse 6.

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Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell

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in the house of the Lord forever.

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First the big picture surrounding this verse.

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Out of the first 41 Psalms, 38 are attributed to David.

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Today we are considering the most famous Psalm in the world, the 23rd.

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The previous Psalm is often called the Psalm of the Cross, and points to the Cross prophetically,

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several times, including its opening verse, which Jesus declared in the depths of his

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agony, My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

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It also describes how the soldier shared out his clothing.

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This Psalm was written for the temple choir to sing, but the 23rd Psalm was more appropriate

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for individual worship.

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And now today's action step.

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I see the image of a car towing a caravan when I consider the last verse of Psalm 23.

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We are the car, and all that God has for us is in the caravan.

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All we need is there, but we have to be moving out by faith before we can benefit from everything.

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The Bible tells us that we will be followed by God's goodness and love.

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We are to live a life of faith, trusting God will supply all our needs, but we have to

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be willing to step out in order to benefit fully.

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For many of us, we spend too much time waiting for God's goodness and love before we move,

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instead of stepping out and receiving it just when we need it.

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I have heard too many church leaders tell me that as soon as everything is in place,

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then it's all systems go.

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The reality is that all systems go will help slot everything into place.

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It doesn't work the opposite way around.

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There's another layer in this verse too.

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As we move on, we should leave the sweet aroma of God's goodness and mercy behind us.

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We should enjoy His blessings, and then so will others, who we are living with day by

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day.

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This makes us a true channel of blessing.

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Don't let it get blocked up now.