In Psalm 23, Gusti teh angon abdi, David described his relationship with God. The words of Psalm 23 should also describe the relationship between a Christian and God. Although many Christians know Psalm 23 by heart, for many Christians the words of this Psalm only remain written words. Their words, dianggo, and behavior don’t line up with the words of Psalm 23. When is the Lord your Shepherd? What does the Lord is my Shepherd mean in your daily life?
Gusti teh angon abdi; Abdi moal hoyong
(Psalm 23:1)
God is the great Shepherd and He sent Jesus Christ to shepherd His flock. Jesus is the good Shepherd, who gave His life for the sheep. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus gave every person the opportunity to become part of His flock and follow Him, sarta disalametkeun.
Nalika anjeun percanten ka Yesus Kristus, putra Allah, and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, sarta jadi a kreasi anyar; putra Allah (Ieu manglaku pikeun lalaki sareng bikang), dina Anjeunna, then the Lord is your Shepherd. If the Lord is your Shepherd, you shall not want.
When you murmur, ngarenghik, and complain all the time about your circumstances, the way people (mis)treat you, your lack in life, and constantly pray for all kinds of (material) things that, according to you, are lacking, then your words and behavior prove that the Lord is not your Shepherd. (Baca ogé: Hatur nuhun putra dewa).
Because in the first verse of Psalm 23, it is written that if the Lord is your Shepherd, you have no lack.
God provided for you and gave you everything. Ieu hartosna, that you are satisfied with everything, God has blessed you with.
When we look at the words and behavior of the children of Israel, when they were on their way to the promised land, we read that they murmured and complained all the time (i.e.Exodus 16:7-8, Angka 14:27,36, 16:11, 17:5, 1 urang Korinta 10:10).
No matter what God did and how God provided, it was never good enough for them.
Naha? Because they had a different expectation of God jeung rezeki Allah. And they constantly looked back to their old lives in Egypt.
They just couldn’t let go of their old lives. They didn’t remember their hardships when they lived in the bondage of Pharaoh and how they cried out to God for help. No, because one of the many characteristics of the lalaki yaman lawas is that they idealize the past and forget all the negative things of the past.
God is Jehovah Jireh
The way God provided for them and how He led them to the promised land, didn’t line up with their expectation and the way they wanted to be led and provided. They didn’t look at their provision. Gantina, they looked at the things they were lacking, nurutkeun aranjeunna.
The Lord was their Shepherd. He went before them and led them and provided for them. But they didn’t acknowledge God as their Shepherd. They were not thankful for His provisions. But they always looked at the things, they didn’t have.
Hanjakalna, loba Kristen, who remain carnal and walk after the flesh, have the same behavior. They are constantly looking at things, which according to them, are lacking. Ku kituna, they are never satisfied with the things they do have.
Instead of being thankful for what they have, they complain and murmur about the things that other people have, tapi aranjeunna henteu. If you live like that, then you can never be grateful. You shall always murmur and complain to people and God. (Baca ogé: Eureun nyalahkeun Gusti!).
But if the Lord is your Shepherd then you shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures: He leads me beside the still waters
(Psalm 23:2)
If the Lord is your Shepherd, anjeun bakal ngadangukeun Anjeunna. You shall humble yourself and allow Him to lead you. You shall follow Him and His Word and stay taat to Him. Instead of becoming rebellious and departing from Him and His Word. His words lead you and produce life and peace in your life. You shall be satisfied, and happy and experience the peace of God in every situation.
There will be storms in your life and the things in life may not always line up with your expectations or your dreams. But because you have laid down your own life on the altar and gave yourself to Christ, you shall endure and experience His peace, bogoh, jeung kabungah in every situation.
You shall be complete in Him and not lack anything. You shall not be worried, because you are focused on Him; kecap, and not on yourself.
The Lord shall make you lie down in green pastures, where He feeds you with His words. He shall lead you beside still waters as long as you stay in Him
He restores my soul
(Psalm 23:3)
This part has different meanings because the position of the fallen man has been restored in Jesus Christ. When you identify yourself with His death and resurrection and become a new creation, then you are risen from the dead and shall live.
The Word has restored you and reconciled you with the Father. The Word not only restored you, but the Word also renews and refreshes you every day of your life.
He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His Name’s sake
As long as you stay obedient to Him and led by His Word, and do what He has commanded you to do, you shall walk in the path of righteousness.
You shall walk according to His will and parentah-Na. Anjeun bakal ngalakukeun hal, nu nyenangkeun Anjeunna. Jadina, Anjeun masihan Anjeunna sagala ngahargaan jeung kamulyaan, sarta ngaliwatan kecap anjeun, kalakuan, jeung hirup anjeun, Anjeun wajib ngahormatan sareng ngagungkeun Asma-Na anu suci.
Leres, sanajan anjeun leumpang ngaliwatan lebak kalangkang maot, Kuring moal sieun jahat: sabab Anjeun sareng abdi; Tongkat sareng tongkat anjeun aranjeunna ngahibur kuring
(Psalm 23:4)
If the Lord is your Shepherd, Anjeunna bakal sareng anjeun sadaya waktos. Sumuhun, Anjeunna hirup di jero anjeun, ku Firman-Na jeung Roh Suci-Na. Éta sababna anjeun henteu kedah sieun sareng henteu sieun anu jahat, sabab Anjeunna salawasna sareng anjeun.
Kecap-kecapna nungtun anjeun, nungtun anjeun, sareng ngabenerkeun anjeun. Nalika anjeun nurut kana kecap-Na, anjeun tetep dina jalan kabeneran.
Kecap-kecapna nguatkeun sareng ngahibur anjeun sareng nyayogikeun katengtreman dina kaayaan susah sareng badai dina kahirupan anjeun. Firman Gusti mastikeun, sing teguh jeung teu goyah, (Baca ogé: ‘Tawanan kaayaan').
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies
(Psalm 23:5)
The Lord will not remove your enemies; those who hate and persecute you. Gantina, the Lord prepares a table in the presence of your enemies. Maksudna, that in the presence of those, who hate, nganiaya, and oppress you, the Lord supplies all your needs. Because He is your Provider.
As long as you keep your eyes on the Lord, instead of the circumstances, kaayaan(s), ka hareup, jalma, jsb. And as long as you stay loyal to Jesus and stay in Him, He shall be with you and feed you with His words.
He anoints my head with oil; my cup runneth over
He anointed you with oil, which means that He has set you apart from the world for His purpose and has sanctified and justified you in Jesus Christ. Because He has anointed you (Anjeunna geus nempatkeun anjeun dina posisi salaku putra Allah jeung wawakil Karajaan Allah), Anjeunna parantos masihan anjeun Roh Suci-Na.
Anjeun putra-Na (Ieu manglaku pikeun lalaki sareng bikang) sareng anu linggih dina Yesus Kristus luhureun sakabeh kapangéranan, kakuatan, meureun, pendominasi, jsb. Manéhna geus ngaberkahan anjeun dina Kristus Yesus jeung unggal berkah spiritual di tempat luhur, ku sumanget, Anu cicing di jero anjeun (Pikeun. Efesians 1:3; 2:6).
Éta sababna anjeun moal ngalaman kakurangan. Anjeun lengkep jeung wareg. Cangkir anjeun henteu kedah kosong tapi cangkir anjeun lumpat.
Henteu paduli naon anu dicarioskeun ku jalma ngeunaan anjeun atanapi naon waé anu anjeun jalani ayeuna, katengtreman Allah, bogoh, jeung kabagjaan bakal di haté anjeun. Teu aya anu tiasa nyandak éta ti anjeun!
Pasti kahadéan sareng rahmat bakal nuturkeun kuring sapanjang dinten hirup kuring
(Psalm 23:6)
Nalika Gusti nyaéta Angon anjeun, Anjeun wajib ngadangukeun sora-Na sarta dipingpin ku sora-Na jeung Firman-Na. Anjeun percanten ka Anjeunna sareng percanten ka Anjeunna.
Lamun anjeun ngadangukeun sora-Na jeung kecap-Na abide di anjeun, anjeun bakal leumpang nurutkeun bakal Na. Lamun leumpang dina kahayang-Na, kahadean, jeung rahmat bakal nuturkeun anjeun sadaya poé hirup anjeun.
Abdi bakal cicing di bumi Gusti salamina
Anjeun bakal tetep dina Kecap-Na jeung ngalakukeun naon Anjeunna geus maréntahkeun Anjeun pikeun ngalakukeun. Ku jalan sareng kahirupan anjeun, anjeun bakal ngabuktikeun, yén anjeun putra Allah. Upami anjeun putrana, mangka anjeun bakal Huni di imah Gusti salawasna.
'Janten uyah bumi’
