You Prepare A Table In The Presence Of My Enemies

We have a Good Shepherd that goes before us to clear the bad things out of our lives. If we follow Him our lives will be free of that which will harm us. Good is God always with us. An example of this is given to us in the life of Peter. Jesus told him that Satan would sift him like wheat but I have prayed for you that your faith would not fail. Jesus goes before His children so that in every situation we may find our self He has already been there and is praying for us to have the strength and wisdom to make the right choice.

2. He goes before us to clear of any wild beasts. He looks out for any wolves, coyotes, cougars and bears. This will keep the sheep at peace. The enemy Satan we know as the Bible tells us comes to us as a roaring lion. Why is it that some today try to discredit Satan? They write him off or laugh him off as joke. Many picture him as a red evil being with horns. Some deny he exists. If he is not real then tell me why we see such torn up lives and destruction around us? We need to be wise and make our walk with Christ as close as we can get. It is the distant sheep the ones that wander off by themselves that are an easy prey. When we try to live this life by our self we find trouble and that is why we find encouragement in meeting with other Christians. We can only find protection from those who want to destroy us by spending time each day in His Word and prayer and going to church to hear the truth of His word. What would you think if I told you God was a black woman? That the Holy Spirit is just the wind? That Jesus Christ was just a man? There are books out there that you can read that say these things. There are people who would tell you the Bible is not God’s Word. This last week a group that was meeting in a house were invaded by policemen who said they had an illegal meeting going on. They had been meeting in this house for five years for a Bible Study and the neighbors sent in a complaint. This is in America. Jesus wants to keep us from the beasts.

3. He goes before us to clear out the water places. He takes times to clear out all the debris, twigs, leaves, stones and dirt that have fallen in since they last came this way. He may repair some dams that hold water to drink from. It is the work that He does for His sheep. Our good Shepherd has gone before us in every situation that we will encounter. He was tempted in all points just as we are. He has known the sufferings, sorrows and struggles that we meet up with. He has identified Himself with mankind as He became a man. It is our trust and confidence in Him and His care for us that we realize His presence and can live a calm and quiet life. So our walk with Him is on the mountain top when we know He is with us clearing the way. We can have peace in the midst of the storm. I know in my many years of following Him that He can be trusted even when things do not seem to be right.

Jesus left aside His splendor, his position, His privilege as the perfect and faultless one to be born as a baby in the care of very poor parents. He let Himself be exposed to terrible hardship, to ridicule, to false blame, to rumor, gossip and hateful charges that branded him as a glutton, drunkard, friend of sinners and even an imposter. He lost His reputation and he had to struggle physically, with mental torment and spiritual suffering. We cannot grasp all that this involves to our lives today. It is bound up forever with the concept of God’s Divine love of self giving which is unfamiliar to us who live so self loving lives. Our grasp of this can only come as we to know that perfect person, without sin was willing to be made sin for us so that we who are full of faults, selfishness, misgiving, doubt, distrust and disbelief might be set free. Jesus said that He came that we might have life and life abundantly. He wants to see us prosper in His way of living.