The Shepherd's Presence Is Closer Than You Think

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Good morning everyone, and thank you again worship team for

that wonderful time that we can come together as a

church and worship. We are now on our fourth week,

and we've decided as Metro Manila, because Psalm twenty three

is so full and just the truth of the Word

of God is just so convicting, we decided as a

whole Metro Manila to add one more week for our

Psalms twenty three as we end by looking at two

verses of Psalm twenty three, Verse five and six, and

we're going through that today. And I do hope and

pray that you have been meditating Psalms twenty three. Palm

twenty three has really been a RESTful song for me

in the past few months, more than two months already,

as I read through Some twenty three, as we sing it,

as my kids now have memorized Some twenty three, all

of us we feel like knowing that the Lord our

yahwehs are shepherd and we lack nothing, and out of

that flows almost everything else that we are experiencing internally

in our hearts and in our soul that hopefully and

eventually would come out in the external. And that's how

the Word of God works. I think there's always that

inner thing, that the internal thing that God does in

our hearts and then later on show it to us

externally through our actions, through our decisions, through our lifestyle.

And that's my prayer and my hope that as your pastor,

as we go through Psalms twenty three, you would get

to see the power of the presence of the Shepherd

as he leads us anywhere, whether it's through quiet waters,

greener pastures, or even through the deepest dark valley. As

what we mentioned last week and today we're going to

end our series on the Psalms twenty three, and Psalms

twenty three says, the Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing,

makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me

beside quiet waters. He refreshes my soul. He guides me

along the right path for His namesake. Even though I

walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil,

for you are with me. Your rod and your staff.

They comfort me, you know. And this was the first

three weeks. As we look through Psalm twenty three, after

passing through the darkest valley with the shepherd right beside us,

what happened next? How did David end this song and

pen this song in the end? And he says in

verse five, you prepare a table before me in the

presence of my enemies. You annoyed my head with oil.

My cup overflows verse six. For sure, your goodness and

love will follow me all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

What a wonderful song, such a beautiful song. As we

end Psalms twenty three, as we study through this one,

that God says that the shepherd after through the dark

valley as we pass through, and as we go through

the deepest dark night of our soul and all of

us we might have deep different valleys that we go through.

Some maybe it's because of a sin issue, some it's

a trial, some it's a temptation, some it's this pandemic.

But whatever you're Facingbo says that at the end of

that dark valley, as we pass through the dark valley.

The shepherd prepares a table before us, in the presence

of our enemies. He annoys our head with oil. Our

cup overflows. You know, the shepherd prepares a feast in

the presence of my enemies. I know a lot of

us miss already. The the feasting la green Hills, span

green Hills, sober last grab every time, my party natal

my heeling taio fellowships are green Hills feisting and feasting.

Explain because your favorite fistinas my it means that my

occasional seafood. No. But the shepherd prepares a feast in

the presence of our enemies. But I want you to

see something. In verse five, you prepare a table before

me in the presence of my enemies. You annoyed my

head with oil. My cup overflows twice it was mentioned

it was the shepherd who initiated, right, it's the shepherd

who initiated all this feasting that has happened. And the

message version it says, you serve me. My shepherd served

me a six courts dinner right in front of my enemies.

You revive my drooping head. My cup brims with blessing.

I'm thankful because I serve a God who initiates. I know,

most of the time I'm thinking, is I have to

do this for God to do this? I need to

do good so that God would recognize me. But remember

where the sheep came from. The sheep came from the

darkest night, from the deepest valley. And there might have

been doubts in the dark valley. There might be doubts

that happen, and it might not have been a very

nice experience. Yet after that, who initiates God? You know,

this is the story of the Gospel. It is God

who serves me a six course dinner. He prepares a

feast before me in the presence of my What of

my enemies. I don't know who your enemies are, but

I'm sure my enemy now is COVID nineteen. That virus

is my enemy. The economic crisis that's happened, happening right

now is my enemy. But the Bible says, as I

follow the leading of the shepherd, he will serve me

a six course dinner. He will prepare a table before

me in the presence of my enemies. You know what

this reminds me of the right This this story reminds

me of God's faithfulness. This story just reminds me of

how this God has lavishly loved me. This is the

story of the Gospel, and this is the story that

David wants us to see. I'm showing you this picture

because i want you to see that this shepherd, shepherd

flavor the Lord. He prepares a table before me, a

feast in the presence of my enemies. What is he doing?

What is he saying? He's saying to our enemies, this

is my child, This is my son, This is my daughter.

This is my son who went through the deepest valley.

This was my son who has experienced satisfaction, who has

experienced shalom, who's gone through the deepest valleys and darkest

nights of his life.

Yet I prepare a table feast before his enemy so

that they might see the favor of God that is

upon us. We're going later to pray for favor to

come upon all of us today as we let the

shepherd lead us Yahweh initiates a feast even after going

through the dark valley. Can you know connect comes and

familiar story. It's the story of like the prodigal son

in the New Testament. This son went through the darkest

valley of his life, reveled against the father. But what

did the father do? Every day he looks, is my

son coming back? And when the son came back, this

father ran to his son. And what did he do.

He welcomed his son. And after welcoming his son, he

gave him his robe again and his signet ring. And

he tells them the servants prepare a feast for my son.

This is my son. Oh, this picture, And I want

us to meditate on this picture. There's something about looking

at pictures right for a long time. I want you

to look at this picture with me, and I want

you to feel the presence of the Father. For those

of you who might have attacks of anxiety, for you

who have been battling with worry and fear, I want

you to look at this picture. I want you to

meditate on the love of the Father. The Father welcomes us.

The Father prepares a feast before our enemies, the people

who might have said this prodigal son is no hope,

this prodigal son, his sin is unpardonable. The father prepares

a table a feast. The Bible says that he gave

him the road, the signatory. It is a demonstration of

the heart of a loving father. I just want to

say to everyone, the shepherd God yahweh, our shepherd is

also our loving father. When he talks about the business

of the kingdom, he tells us, but when you pray,

pray like this our father word in heaven. It's the

demonstration of the heart of a loving father, suppresension and

adding patai, you will lack nothing at the very heart

of the Father. As we go through the deepest dark

valleys of our life, at the end of that trial

of that sin, of that backsliding, you can always come home.

Why the shepherd has always been there, Gomeron Constant. It

is the father demonstration, the heart of the loving Father.

You anoint my head with aill, you know what that means.

It shows to us not only the favor, but then

the anointing talks about the spirit of God. And when

we are anointed. When you anoint my head with oil,

you're saying I'm chosen all then you see David Bay

and then he saw David and he anointed David's head

with oil to say he is the chosen one. The

Lord is telling us my son, I in shape, my daughter,

I in shape. I am your Papa shepherd right. And

I annoyed your head with oil because I'm chosen you.

Even though you went through the dark valley. Sometimes you

run away from me, sometimes you revel against me. You

are chosen. I love you so much, and I want

your life to be marked with an overflow of my provision,

of my love, of my grace, and of my favor.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of

my enemies. You annoying my head with oil. The Father

is saying, I am restoring your position back. We are

His sons and his daughters. Whether you put your ma

sheep this obey or your Maha sheep obey. I want

you to know God looks at you, and God loves

you so much, and the presence of God is with us.

He annoys my head with oil. I am anointed of God.

I'm chosen of God. The spirit of God is on me.

See this picture, be amazed the love of the Father.

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the

days of my life, and I will dwell in the

house of the Lord forever. The Bible say, surely, if

it's a bit sido. Surely every day before you wake up,

even before you put on your makeup. Surely, the goodness

or in another translation, the loving kindness. You know, it's

funny because many times young English word it cannot fully

explain the Hebrew word that was used, and the word

loving kindness, goodness and love is the word. He said. Okay, Surely,

he said, will follow me all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord.

The word has said means covenant loyalty, pre eminently, pre

eminently God's perfect loyalty to his own covenant. What does

this mean? This tells us that God is fiercely loving

and loyal to us, to his own covenant shepherd. Yoo,

I am your shepherd. Surely I will be with you.

My love, my mercy, my grace, will follow you all

the days of your life. You will dwell in my

presence forever, he said. Covenant loyalty. I am loyal to you,

fiercely guide, and I'm going right. That's he said. I'm

laim allow me you Nico. Uh So, some times, you know,

we feel like if there's somebody who's so faithful to

you and you scratch your head, and you say, bang

faithful Sadam. That is his head covenant loyalty pretty imminently.

It's God's perfect loyalty to his own covenant. Because I

said so, not because of your performance. You see, that's

the story of the gospel. It's not because of my performance.

Lord Baha so so ibla bless moro, Lord k janka Alemo.

Even in our darkest night, the Lord is there. The

Lord looks at you. There's always grace. And you know

where he said is actually used Lamentations three twenty two

to twenty three. We sing this all the time. The

steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies are

new every morning. The word steadfast love is the word

he has said, has said of the Lord, his fierce

love and loyalty for you never ceases. In the Rohi

hintu jang, his mercies are new every morning, even before

you wake up. He's there, he said, is there? He

has said, is there? Have you been bad yesterday? That

has said of the Lord never ceases. His mercies are

new every morning. Have you been bad? In twenty nineteen?

That has said, of the Lord never ceases. Have you

not followed his will and not followed his living Psalm

twenty three one. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall

not want you know what he has said never ceases.

He will pursue you until you come to a point

in your life where you follow the shepherd. Why because

he is fiercely loyal to us, and though we are

not loyal to him, he has said changes us. That's

why the people who have experienced that has said of

the Lord, no, something changes. There's a transformation of values

of loyalty, because they've now grasped an experience has said,

what does it mean for us? If truly the Lord

is our shepherd? Imagine mono, how does a life look

like if Yahweh is your shepherd? The Bible says, surely

every morning prior to you waking up, surely that has said,

the steadfast love of the Lord, goodness and mercy will

follow you, will chase after you. His beauty, his love

would chase after me every day of my life. The

message version meron arrow arrow, and sometimes my kids would

do this if if happened. Excited Zila magisinka, excited jehabinka,

Beauty and love chase after me every day of my life.

I'm back home in the House of God for the

rest of my life. Today, I want to encourage all

of you go back, come home. Let the Shepherd guide you.

Let Yahweh be your shepherd. Let Yahweh lead you in

quiet water. Let Yahweh bring you to green pastures. Let

Yahweh be there in the dark night of your soul.

Why because after that, he prepares a table before you,

in the presence of your enemies. He annoys your head

with oil. Your cup overflows. That's your life. John and

Jesus came that I might have life, and have it abundantly.

The thief comes to steal, to kill it, to destroy,

and call Saban the Lord. You will have a party,

will have a fees in the presence of the enemy.

Why because sureley his said will follow me, chase me,

Ah fiercely loyal to me all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

I love this. I want to end. We're going to

end our series some twenty three and hope some twenty

three will never be the same to you again. It says,

for a day in your courts is better than a

thousand elsewhere. For a day in the presence of God.

In the house of the Lord is better than a

thousand elsewhere. Imagine that your most favorite place Disneyland, Star City,

Andaan Beach, lockdown for a day in the presence of

God is far better than a thousand elsewhere. David now

pens this. He says, I would rather be a doorkeeper

in the house of my God than dwell in the

tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a son

and shield. The Lord best knows what favor and honor

he annoys my head with oil. No good thing does

he withhold surely goodness and mercy, he said, from those

who walk uprightly. I want to end. I want to

end by saying this to you guys. You know a

single day in the course of God is better than

a thousand elsewhere. And I want you to understand, right.

I want you to be in the presence of our

shepherd Father. Yeah, man, you prayer nomine more than matapusto Sanai.

May we learn that in the presence of God, there's

nothing else that I'm going to look for, nothing else.

The day I look forward to is to be in

the presence of God. And that's not heaven. That's now

that's every day to be in the presence of our

shepherd father, our dad, our dad who restores us, dad

who blesses us, a dad who is fiercely loyal to us.

I don't know how long this would last. I don't

know how far this would go, or the effects of this,

or how long the dark knight will be for us all.

But there's a prayer I pray for our church always.

It is this, that we will do well in the house,

in the presence of our Lord forever. Let the Shepherd

guide us and lead us. I want us to pray

as we am. Just close your eyes, maybe hold some body,

a family member. You want us to pray. I want

to pray Psalm twenty three over everyone. It's such a

powerful prayer. The Lord is a shepherd. I shall not want. Lord,

you make me lie down in green pasture. You lead

me besides still waters. You restore my troubled, disturbed soul.

You lead me in the past of righteousness for your

name's sake, not my name, your namesake. Even though I

walk through the dark valley, I will fear no evil.

Even if that valley is the value of shadow of death.

I will fear no evil. For you are with me.

Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare

a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

There's a feast that you have prepared before me. You

annoyed my head with oil. You're saying, you are my father.

I am your son. Thank you, Jesus, you are our father.

We are your sons and daughters. My cup overflows knowing

that you are my abba father, my daddy. My cup overflows. Surely,

just like tomorrow. We're sure there's going to be another day. Surely,

he said, Your loving kindness, your goodness will follow us

all the days of our lives, and we will dwell

in the house of the Lord forever. LOI thank you Lord.

I speak this over our church. I speak this over

everyone listening to this. Let the peace of God be

upon you, that the Shepherd guide you in Jesus lead

me pray. Amen. Thank you for listening. We hope that

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