The Lord Is My Shepherd

So if you want to be comforted when your conscience plagues you or when you are in dire distress, then you must do nothing but grasp Christ in faith and say, “I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, who suffered, was crucified, and died for me. In his wounds and death, I see my sin. In his resurrection, I see the victory over sin, death, and the devi

appendix c spiritual facts God created us to be in relationship with Himself (see Genesis 1:1,26; 3:8-9). God gave us a choice: Did we want to be in relationship with Him (see Genesis 2:16-17)? God warned us about the consequences of rejecting Him, not believing Him (see Genesis 2:17). We chose to be our own gods, to choose our own right and wrong

“I shall not want,” he says. It is sometimes translated, “I lack nothing.” Dallas Willard, who used to raise sheep, noted that the verses that follow reinforce the message of contentment. Sheep typically do not lie down in green pastures, they eat green pastures. Likewise, sheep are expected to drink from quiet waters, not walk beside them. The ima

Without Jesus, a Christian would be completely miserable. Jesus was given to us by the Eternal Father to be our way, truth, and life. To be the friend of Jesus means to possess his spirit and his virtues, that is, to possess Jesus himself with a lively faith, firm hope, and ardent charity. If we possess Jesus in this manner, we possess all the rich

When we need healing, we go to a provider who heals. So at first glance, it appears counterintuitive to go to a man who is wounded. However, in faith, we know that something greater was transpiring on that tree. It was an event of cosmic proportions. A sinless and righteous man was fighting a disease destroying all mankind. One sinless man endured

We miss the gospel of Christ: the good news that, although the holy and all-powerful God knows we are dust, He still stoops to breathe into us the breath of life—to bring to our wounds the balm of acceptance and love.