2月26日
标 题： 与牧者同行
经 节： 耶和华是我的牧者，我必不致缺乏。祂使我躺卧在青草地上，领我在可安歇的水边。（诗篇廿三篇1～2节）
像只羊一般过活，可为你带来难以置信的心灵平静！圣经中的牧人对他的羊了解透彻，他知道什么食物对牠们最好、什么东西会伤害牠们，也知道牠们什么时候该吃、什么时候该喝。牧羊人是所处自然地域的专家，他知道最佳水泉与食物的地点。只要羊群信任并跟随牠们的牧羊人，牠们的需要总在最恰当的时刻被满足，牠们的牧羊人一定把自己手上最好的东西给牠们。你是否完全相信你的好牧人？你是否比较看重祂赐予的滋养品，还是由世界来的养料？你是否担心神可能会扣留不给你所需用的东西？诗人确信自己必不致缺乏，因为好牧人的本性是照顾他的羊，并且为羊舍命（约翰福音十：11）。你是否已经分心？不全心专注于牧人的身上，而关心牧人给你的东西？如果你发现自己的需要没被满足，不是你的牧人没有能力，也不是你的牧人不愿意给你，问题可能是你缺乏信心去接受神的赐予。你是否对神的供应不满意？你是否已经失去拥有被牧人照顾的喜乐？回转到祂的面前，相信惟有祂能满足你生命一切所需。
Life
with the Shepherd
The
LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green
pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. (Psalms 23:1-2)
Living like a sheep can bring you incredible
peace of mind! The biblical shepherd knew everything about his sheep. He
understood what foods were best for them and what would harm them. He knew when
they should eat and when they needed their thirst quenched. The shepherd was an
expert of the terrain and was aware of the best places for food and water. As
long as the sheep trusted and followed their shepherd, they would always have
their needs met at the right time. Their shepherd would give them the best that
he had.
Do you have absolute trust in your Good
Shepherd? Do you value the nourishment that comes from Him more than any you
might obtain from the world? Do you ever worry that God might be withholding
from you something that you need? The Psalmist was convinced that he would
“want” for nothing. By His very nature, the Good Shepherd cares for His sheep
and would lay down His life for them (John 10:11).
Have you allowed your focus to shift from
the Shepherd to what the Shepherd gives you? If you find yourself “wanting,” it
is not that your Shepherd is unable or unwilling to perfectly meet your needs.
It may be that you lack the faith to receive all that He has to give. Could it
be that you have become dissatisfied with what your Shepherd has been
providing? Are you missing the joy that comes from having a Shepherd who cares
for you? Return to Him and trust Him to meet the needs in your life that only
He can.
