Our 3 yr old is memorizing the 23rd psalm a little at a time and we have to explain to her what each verse means because she is so little and is still hard for her to understand the scriptures...So I have been explaining it to her in animal terms as in sheep so here is how it is going we are on day 6 and she has the first 2 verses memorized and is working on verse 3....
Psalms 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want....(Abbi Version-The Lord is my Shepherd, He gives me everything I need) The job of a shepherd is to guard the sheep from the dangers of the world, ...We are the sheep that need to be guided by the shepherd. And He supplies all our needs...
Psalm 23:2 He makes me lay down in green pastures, and leads me beside still waters. (Abbi- He makes me lay in green pastures, brings me to still water) I particularly like this one because sheep like to lay in green pasture because they can eat and be full, they like green grass. So this is saying that the Lord is giving us all the food and shelter that we need. He leads me beside still waters the meaning behind this is even more important because it is saying He goes above and beyond to make sure we are taken care of because sheep don't like to drink from rough running water because it scares them, so the Lord takes them to STILL water.
It amazes me how the verses that were wrote so long ago can still affect us in our lives today.I really hope you got something out of my interpretation (for Abbi) of the 23rd Psalm vs.1-2. Stayed tuned for the next 2 verses...When Abbi Memorizes them all I will post a video of her quoting them...
Our life has been crazy this past month, with graduations, parties and just running for something or another all the time we are due for a quite time to get a break from the world. I think that we might take a Weekend in July and go away for a few days.
I hope you all are blessed in everything you do...Don't forget that the Lord is the almighty Healer who can fix anything from Ear bones to disappearing tumors....
Love ya Becky
