Eternally Sorted!

Ps.23:⁶ (NKJV) “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.”

Your God is more than enough. God is bigger than all your needs. God is more than enough to meet your eternal needs. In Psalm 23, David shows us clearly that God is more than enough to meet our eternal needs. David says, “Surely goodness and mercies shall follow me all the days of my life and when this life is done, I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever – eternal” [paraphrased]. David starts off this statement with the word – surely, which means there is no iota of doubt, no guessing. A lot of people, even Christians, go through life as though it is a guessing game, or as though the Christian walk is a guessing game. But David says, ‘surely’ meaning no guess work, no doubt, no wondering, no hesitation, and no question mark.

It is surely, not maybe, not perhaps, not possibly, not hopefully, but surely, certainly, absolutely, and without a doubt. God wants us to get to a place in our walk with Him where when we have experienced the shepherd, we are able to say like David – surely! David had seen God meet his spiritual needs, David had experienced the restoration of soul. He had seen God meet his directional needs; God leading him in the path of righteousness for His Name sake. David had seen God meet his security needs even when it meant going through the valley of the shadow of death. He experienced God meeting his physical needs, his provisional needs. David saw God set a table before him in the presence of his enemies, God anointed his head with oil overflowing. So, David’s conclusion is surely, without a doubt.

‘Without-a-doubt’ is where God wants us to be. As we progress in our journey, in our walk with God, God wants us to get to a place where even if everything around us is saying something different, we can say surely, goodness and mercy will follow us all the days of our lives and we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever! Regardless of what is uncertain in this world, God wants you to be able to say – surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. David is teaching us something very profound; when God is your shepherd, God is for you and God is dependable.

When the Lord is your shepherd, He is for you and you can confidently say “surely”. Ps.56:⁹ “Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me” (NIV, with emphasis). This is so profound.

Prayer: Jesus, You are my Shepherd and You are totally dependable. I am Your sheep and I declare that surely, God’s goodness and mercies shall follow me now and in eternity, in Jesus Name. Amen!