“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” (Psalm 23:6 NKJV)
If the Lord is the shepherd who leads the flock, goodness and mercy are the two sheepdogs that guard the rear of the flock. Goodness and mercy. Not goodness alone, for we are sinners in need of mercy. Not mercy alone, for we are fragile, in need of goodness. We need them both. As F. B. Meyer wrote in “The Shepherd Psalm,” “Goodness to supply every need. Mercy to forgive every sin. Goodness to provide. Mercy to pardon.”
Goodness and mercy -- the central escort of God’s flock. If that duo doesn’t reinforce your faith, try this phrase: “All the days of my life.”
What a huge statement. Look at the size of it! Goodness and mercy follow the child of God each and every day! Think of the days that lie ahead. What do you see? Days at home with only toddlers? God will be at your side. Days in a dead-end job? He will walk you through. Days of loneliness? He will take your hand. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me -- not some, not most, not nearly all -- but all the days of my life.
-- Max Lucado in “Traveling Light: The Promise of Psalm 23”
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