October 18, 2023: Forever In His Arms

"Keep protecting and cherishing your chosen ones; in you they will never fall. Like a shepherd going before us, keep leading us forward, forever carrying us in your arms!" (Psalm 28:9, TPT)

He is a good God! What a beautiful prayer David prays! It is good to know that our God is like a good shepherd. He protects. He cherishes. He goes before us as He leads us. And He will forever carry us in His arms. This verse is worth meditating on for a whole week or more until it gets into your spirit and you can 'hang' your faith on it.

David often uses the picture of a shepherd caring for his sheep to describe God's relationship with us. David was a shepherd. He was a good shepherd. Often, while tending to his flock and thinking about God, he drew such powerful correlations between how a good shepherd cares for his sheep and how God cares for His people.

In the middle of this verse, David places one little statement: "In you, they will never fail." Can you say that about yourself? David said it about himself. He could say this about himself because he was convinced of God's goodness. Think of all you know about David: his sins, his failures, his challenges, and his setbacks, and remember how God faithfully brought him through. He led David forward, forever carrying him in His arms. May you live knowing that God is carrying you forward, forever in His arms.