"Beside the Still Waters."

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WHAT a beautiful picture! How contented these gentle creatures look, lying so peacefully on the grass in the grateful shade of the overhanging trees; and nearby is a refreshing stream.
Such a scene reminds us of the beautiful verses in the Psalms:
“THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES; HE LEADETH ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS.” Psa. 23:1, 21<<A Psalm of David.>> The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. (Psalm 23:1‑2).
Again Jesus says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10: 27.
Do you know, dear reader, why Jesus calls us His sheep and lambs?
The sheep is a very meek, gentle, submissive creature. It is also clean and does not like to walk or lie in dirty, muddy places, like the pig does.
Because the lamb possesses these desirable and lovable qualities, it is used as a type of the Lord Jesus Himself, and He is called the “Lamb of God.”
Now, our Saviour wants us to be like Him. He wants us to be meek and gentle like the little lambs. If we have to do or suffer things that we do not like, He wants us to submit quietly and patiently.
It is said of Jesus, “He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth.” Isaiah 53:77He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. (Isaiah 53:7).
And He wants us to keep in the clean path—not to walk and play with children who say and do naughty things. For then we would become soiled with sin, which is a great deal worse than mud.
Let us all try to grow day by day more like our good and gentle Shepherd, so that those about us can see that we are truly His sheep and lambs.
ML 02/20/1916