Surely goodness and love will follow Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. (Psalm 23:6) Here is an emphatic statement made by the Psalmist in one of the well known Psalms, Psalm 23. It's something that the Psalmist has learnt by experience in his life. He has learnt that Jehovah God is his Good Shepherd and so he shall not want. He is sure that his needs will be met because his shepherd cares for him. When we come to Christ i.e. when we accept him as our Lord & Savior, He takes over the reins of our life, so as to say. The word Savior itself means "One who saves" and the word "Jesus" also means "He saves". It's interesting how the different versions of the Bible have recorded this verse. Surely goodness and loving kindness… (New American Standard Version) Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love… (The Amplified Bible) Surely goodness and love… (New International Version) Surely your goodness and unfailing love… (New Living Translation) Surely goodness and mercy… (King James Version, Revised Standard version & New KJV) Goodness, love, kindness, mercy……what more does a believer need? And more interesting is how the New Living Translation puts this verse. It says, "Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life….." Notice the words "unfailing love" & "pursue". I think that gives a lot more weight to this verse. Imagine "goodness, love, kindness & mercy" pursuing a person, all because he is living for Christ. What more can one ask for? And "unfailing love" is only what our Lord & Savior can give. How blessed we are to be the recipients of this. Our loving Father in heaven says, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness." (Jeremiah 31:3) |