Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.
A curious verse. It is not uncommon for a shepherd to have to carry one of his or her sheep. Illness, injury, even contrariness all all circumstances the would give rise to this need.
In this little verse however we read Davids request that God carry His sheep forever.
A curious picture.
Until we realize that regardless of our maturity in Christ we all suffer illness, injury and bouts of contrariness. We all need to be carried.
But the picture here is not that occasional carrying but rather a constant, consistent carrying of the sheep.
Perhaps we need to prayerfully consider our constant, consistent need to be carried.
It's all too easy for us, when we are comfortable and at our ease, to assume we are able to walk on our own. We assume we suffer neither illness, injury nor contrariness when indeed one of those is not all are our most common condition.
David paints a picture in this simple verse of our need to realize our need to be carried at all times, in all ways by our Good shepherd.
The pride that attends prosperity can blinds to our great need to be carried. We grow lax in our duties and the blessings of God seem common and go little noticed. It is our duty to strive to know our need. Not just in affliction but in times of seeming wellness and obedience. It is our duty at all times.
Do you let the Shepherd carry you? Are you utterly dependent upon Him in your mind and heart? Are you willing to so humble yourself that you really accept - completely and utterly - that apart from Him you can do exactly nothing?
A little verse - a powerful truth.
And so the lesson ends.
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