Psalms 22, 23 & 24 form a trilogy within the word of God. Psalm 22 is the story of a man who is dying on a cross, while Psalm 24 speaks of One who will “ascend to the hill of the Lord and stand in His Holy Place”. These are obvious pictures of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who both died for us, rose again and ascended into glory. We were not there 2,000-years ago at the cross – Our sin was there but we were not. Also, it is nice to know that our sins are paid and that someday we will ascend into glory, but we are not there yet! So, where are we? We are stuck here between death and eternity on a sin ridden planet, walking through “the valley of the shadow of death”. We need someone to get us from here to there. First, we need a Savior (Psalm 22). Then we need a Shepherd, a Shepherd who will guide and protect us. We need a Shepherd who will care for us on this side of eternity until the day that He takes us to His home in glory. We need Psalm 23, because this is where we live.
First Southern Baptist Church of Yucca, AZ