God stands right beside you as you face life's trials and tribulations. When you travel through the valley, He is the One guiding you, protecting you, and keeping you at peace.

Jesus' birth was prophesied by the prophet Isaiah hundreds of years before it actually occurred. Christ's birth signals the end of our waiting for redemption, "for my eyes have seen your salvation".

As with the shepherds, our eyes have been opened to the glory of Christ. Have we gone and seen? Have we gone and told the world what God has done?

If we recognize Christ and His coming, we can be convinced of God's love, assured of His presence, and know that we are forgiven of our sins–we too are blessed and highly favored.

By sending his son Jesus, God graciously wrote us into his story and grafted us into his family.

God can refresh our soul if we understand what is wrong with it: our soul is weak, sick, or often not in the state that God wishes it to be.

God wants to lead us to a place of green pastures, a place of plenty. In such a place, there will be no need, no worry, no fear, and we will have everything we need.

It is possible for us to leave our Father's house and travel to a distant land like the prodigal son. This distance to the far country is not to be measured in miles but rather in morals.

We, the sheep, rely on our Shepherd for strength and resources because we know He cares enough about us to provide them.

There are many things a shepherd takes care of for his sheep: food, water, rest, safety, and direction. As believers, we know that all we need is found in following our Shepherd, Jesus.