HE KNEW THE PSALM BUT HE KNEW THE MASTER(THE DIFFRENCE WAS CLEAR)

HE KNEW THE PSALM BUT HE KNEW THE SHEPHERD(THE DIFFRENCE WAS CLEAR)

    There was once a Shakespearian Actor  who was known every where for his one man show of reading and recitation from the Classics. He would always end his performance with a dramatic reading of Psalm23.Each night, without exception, the Actor began his recitation " The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want-----" The crowd would listen attentively and then at the conclusion of the Psalm, They would rise in thunderous applause in appreciation of the Actor's incredible ability to bring the verse to life.But one night ,just before the actor was about to offer his customary recital of Psalm23 ,A young man from the audience spoke up, "Sir ,do you mind if tonight I recite Psalm23?"The actor was quite taken a back by this unusual request ,but he allowed the young man to come forward and to stand front and Centre of the stage to recite the Psalm, knowing that the ability of the unskilled youth would be no match for his own talent.
   With a soft voice ,the young man began to recite the words of the Psalm. When he finished, there was no standing ovation as on the other nights. All that could be heard was weeping. The Audience was moved by the young man's recitation that every eye was full of tears. Amazed at what he heard ,the Actor said to the youth, "I don't understand.\I have been performing Psalm 23 for years. I have a lifetime of experience and training ,but I have never moved an audience as you have tonight. Tell me what ,what is your secret? "The young man humbly replied,"well sir,you know the Psalm---- but I know the shepherd".One cant fully impart a maximum impact on the lives of men if he does not have a personal encounter with the Good Shepherd,  the Lord Jesus Christ if he or she have a personal encounter through constant fellowship with him.Hearing about the savior through biblical stories and religious doctrines, can never usher one into a blissful experience of knowing him but a personal encounter through the daily reading of his word the bible and  constant worship and prayers does. You want to know the shepherd? fervently seek to have an encounter with him and you wont regret you did.