Thankful For My Shepherd

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

November 27, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving

Thankful For My Shepherd 

The Lord is my shepherd;

    I have all that I need.

Psalm 23:1 

For more than thirty-five years, I have had a fascination with the Bible’s use of metaphors of sheep and shepherds. My good friend in South Georgia, who had sheep on her farm, looked at me and said, “I don’t get your fascination with sheep. Don’t you know they are as stupid as a hammer?” No, I didn’t know that, but I have learned that sheep aren’t smart.

They will wander into running water for a drink and when their wool gets saturated, they may drown. They need a shepherd to lead them to still waters. Sheep have no natural defenses. They are helpless and desperately need a shepherd with a rod and staff to protect them. Sheep have no sense of direction. They need a shepherd to lead them along right paths.

I, too, can be swept away by situations I should have avoided. I, too, lack natural defenses against the wiles of the evil one who “prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8) I too can get lost trying to find my way in a world that opposes everything Holy to me. I, too, need a shepherd to lead, protect, and guide me.

Thank God, the Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.

Cheryl and I hope you have a blessed day with family and friends and that you too will rejoice for Christ Jesus, our beloved Shepherd.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2025 by Alex M. Knight

 

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