Goodness Mercy Follow Me Psalm 23 Goodness Mercy

Goodness & Mercy Follow Me Psalm 23

Goodness & Mercy Follow Me • What Follows Us • How They Follow Us • Why They Follow Us • Assurance They Follow Us

What Follows Us • Goodness – Beneficial (Genesis 2: 18) – Pleasant to Our Senses (Numbers 14: 7; Esther 1: 11) – “Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you dwell forever. ” (Psalm 37: 27) • Mercy (Hesed) – Steadfast Love / Lovingkindness – Meanings • Covenant Loyalty • Help to the Helpless

What Follows Us • Relationship – “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!” (Psalm 106: 1) – Mercy Proves God’s Goodness – Provides & Pardons • Follows – “And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines…” (1 Samuel 17: 52) – Sheep Dogs

How They Follow Us • Angels (Unaware) – “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. ” (Psalm 34: 7) – “ 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. 12 On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. (Psalm 91: 11 -12) – New Testament (Matthew 18: 10; Hebrews 1: 14) • Christians (Blinded) – Jesus Functions Through His Body

How They Follow Us • Providence (Hindsight) – “ 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. ” (Romans 8: 28 -29)

Why They Follow Us • Because He Loves You – “ 7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, 8 but it is because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. ” (Deuteronomy 7: 7 -8)

Why They Follow Us • To Transform You – “He said to David, ‘You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil. ’” (1 Samuel 24: 17) – “And the king said, ‘Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? ’ Ziba said to the king, ‘There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet. ’” (2 Samuel 9: 3)

Assurance They Follow Us • “Surely” • “All the Days of My Life” • Are You Running?