02/06/2026
On Sunday, we continued our Names of God series by looking at Jehovah Rohi, which means “The Lord is my Shepherd.”
Psalm 23 shows us that God is not distant, passive, or disconnected from our lives. He is the Shepherd who leads, guides, protects, comforts, corrects, restores, and stays close to His people.
David, who had been a shepherd himself, understood what it meant for sheep to need direction, provision, protection, correction, and care. When David said, “The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need,” he was placing himself in the position of the sheep. He was saying, “God is the One who leads me.”
The message challenged us to consider whether we truly allow God to lead our lives, or whether we often ask Him to bless the direction we have already chosen. We want the green pasture, but we do not always want the path the Shepherd takes to get us there.
Psalm 23 reminds us that the Shepherd leads us beside peaceful streams and restores our strength, but it also reminds us that He walks with us through the darkest valley. Being led by God does not mean we avoid every hard thing. It means we are not alone in the hard thing.
“Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.”
Psalm 23:4
Jesus also tells us in John 10 that He is the Good Shepherd, and His sheep know His voice. Following Jesus is not just about knowing information about Him. It is about learning to recognise His voice, His heart, His direction, and His ways.
The Good Shepherd protects us, but His protection is not always the absence of difficulty. Sometimes His protection is His presence with us through difficulty. He comforts us, but He also corrects us. His discipline is not rejection; it is love. And when we drift, fall, or feel far from Him, He does not abandon us. He comes after us and brings us home.
Our response to Jehovah Rohi is not just thankfulness that God is a Shepherd. Our response is surrender.
We respond by trusting Him, listening to His voice, and allowing Him to lead, protect, comfort, correct, and guide us.
The question we were left with was this:
Are we willing to be led by the Shepherd?
