Psalm 23 cont’d:
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Remember the scene from yesterday? Wolves all around…but the sheep are invited
to the table prepared by the shepherd?
Now the master of the table, the Good Shepherd, gets up and
anoints the heads of his guests with oil (signifying anointing) and then he
makes sure their cups are overflowing.
In the Jewish culture, as long as the guests’ cups were being
filled, they were welcome to stay at the table.
So here we are enjoying a great feast, right in the middle of
trouble surrounding us, and we are reminded and affirmed that we belong to Him,
his Holy Spirit cover us and protects us, and we’re to stay at this table
forever…with Him.
That’s a lovely luncheon if I’ve ever seen one!
If we can picture this scene and really grasp the protective,
restorative, keeping power of the shepherd, we will not walk in fear.
Knowing the truth about the One who leads us will keep us
from sinking in terror when the darkness closes in around us.
He’s aware. He
cares. He knows. He is not moved. He is good.
He is here.
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