The Name – El Roi – The Lord my shepherd EL-Roi – the Lord is my shepherd. This is one of the most tenderest verses of Scripture written in the Bible. Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Yahweh is my El Roi – my shepherd; I shall not want. I have someone watching over me. I have someone who cares for me. I have someone in every season of life. And that someone is not just anyone but it is the great “I am.” He… Is my shepherd. Jesus, who is Yahweh in the flesh, announces to the world in John 10 that he had come to fulfill that role of the good shepherd. John 10:14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. John 10:10 I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. Here is a big thought for us this morning; the condition of the sheep always reflects their shepherd. Here is another big thought; It’s all about Him! Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Another big thought; I lack nothing. Lacking nothing is the constant state of the Christian life. David claims to have “found it” the highest experience, the peak of the journey, the place of the greatest satisfaction, contentment and peace. David is saying that when the Lord is your shepherd you will not lack anything or want for anything else. One more big thought this morning before communion; there will be bad times but HE will be with me.