The Good Shepherd (Psalm 23)

Paul Arneberg brings a Father’s Day message by first honoring his own 91-year-old dad, Ron Arneberg, and tying together God’s design for fatherhood with Psalm 23. Using illustrations from the film “Cinderella Man” (2005) and the books “Durable Trades” (2020) and “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table” (2021), Paul outlines this beloved psalm (perhaps the most well-known passage in all of Scripture) as follows: “Yahweh as Shepherd: He Provides, Leads, Protects” (vv. 1-3); “Yahweh as Host: He Prepares, Anoints, Fills” (vv. 4-5); and “Jesus is the Good Shepherd-Host: He Pursues, Sacrifices, Dwells” (v. 6; John 10). Paul ends with an illustration of how the Lord applied Ps. 23:3 to restore, direct and correct his life and marriage for His Name’s sake in 2007.