The Unseen Guide

November 14. Lamentations 3; Hebrews 10:9–30

THE UNSEEN GUIDE

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“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,” Psalms 23:1–2 NIV

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HAPPY DAY TO YOU:

A good understanding of our spiritual makeup will help us maintain a peaceful and fruitful life, both as individuals and as communities. We are inwardly guided in making decisions. We are guided beings, and this makes us different from other animals. Our inner guides are unseen, yet we follow their lead. Let us look at Psalm 23 to understand this guide.

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The Lord uses the imagery of sheep and shepherd to speak to the people of Bible times because they were familiar with shepherding. However, the young, urban generation of today may not quite understand this imagery. The closest equivalent for this generation is a tour guide or GPS.

The Lord means the one who has general authority. When using a tour guide, you rely on someone who has knowledge of the entire terrain and takes you to places of interest, avoiding danger and choosing the best route at the time. In the same way, the human being has an inward guide who is lord over his soul, leading him in decision-making and showing him how to reach his goals. Close observation will make you aware of the inner dialogue you have with your inner guide, who is your lord. When this inner guide is the Holy Spirit, you can say, like David, that the Lord (God Almighty) is your shepherd.

You are the sheep. The sheep is dependent and defenceless. It does not have natural defensive features such as claws or sharp teeth. It can easily get lost, so it depends solely on the shepherd for guidance. It is sensitive and loyal to the voice of its shepherd. It can wander away from the flock, so the shepherd remains constantly attentive and positions himself where he can have a full view of the flock. The shepherd leads the sheep to places where they can find green grass and water. He tends to the weak and carries them on his shoulders. He uses his staff to keep the flock together.

It will be a worthwhile exercise to study the sheep and the shepherd because our lives follow this same model, depending on whose lordship we surrender our souls to.

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Jesus paid with His blood on the cross to purchase those who believe in Him as His sheep, and He takes total responsibility for their lives. When a person is called a shepherd of a flock or a spiritual guide to people, he has the great responsibility of guiding them to Jesus, who is the Great Shepherd of our souls (Hebrews 13:17). This calls for a great sense of responsibility on the part of overseers of the people of God.

A deep meditation on the relationship between the sheep and the shepherd also deepens one's faith and trust in the Lord Jesus, who is the Good Shepherd of our souls.

Join His flock and let Him shepherd your soul in this uncertain world and these troubling times. We shall continue to look at Psalm 23 tomorrow to understand the logistics of following Jesus as the Shepherd of your soul.

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Dear God and Father, thank You for choosing to shepherd my soul. I have found You to be a faithful Shepherd who leads Your sheep in the way of eternal life. Grant that more people will choose You as their Shepherd and Lord, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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