“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.” Psalm 23:5

Philip Keller*, who spent some years as a shepherd, tells us the table or “mesa” is part of the summer grazing place on the mountain. Located in various places around the world like Africa and Spain, the mesas have to be prepped for the arrival of the flock. The shepherd makes the trek to the mesa a few times before he actually takes the sheep up there every year. Taking salt and minerals with him, he sprinkles them around and preps the ground. He must also examine the plants. There may be beautiful flowering varieties growing in the wild that have to be plucked out by the roots as they are poisonous to the sheep. 

Jesus, our shepherd, gives great time and care to get the “table” ready for us, his sheep. Though the enemy’s dark activity is close by, the table is off limits to the evil one. Here at the table, we can sit and feast on the goodness of the Lord. Alive with his presence, his fragrance and light overshadow the table in such a way that our souls are overcome with his love and provision. 

There is no fear at his table. It is a place of safety and celebration. And we are welcome there anytime.

When have you feasted at the Lord’s table? What did you experience there?

*Keller, Philip, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23. 

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