He Is Our Heavenly Shepherd

 It is a Psalm that contains lessons from days of old which are designed to help us to learn from the past, to encourage us to make the right choices in the present, and to live as God has ordained that we should live.
 By God's grace, may we seek to live our lives according to His Word and for His greater praise and glory as we reflect on His tender mercies and gracious patience - He is our heavenly Shepherd, and He is our eternal King Who has promised to guide us in the way of righteousness and to uphold us with His gracious hand.
So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the many lessons that we may learn from Israel's past history and Your long-suffering grace towards them. We pray that we may learn all that You would teach us from their past failures so that we may not repeat the mistakes of the past - but we pray, O Lord, that we may walk in integrity of heart and humility of spirit all the days of our lives - for Your greater praise and glory. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.