What is God’s solution for His people in the midst of escalating darkness and storms, where there will be increase in persecution, hatred, betrayal and offense, set in the context of widespread political, economic, social and environmental crises?
Fixing our eyes on YAHWEH Ra’ah as we sit with Him at the Psalm 23 Table!
It was 6 January 2023…
Exactly one year after the open vision on the Jeremiah 23:18 hour, Kay-Chong had a prophetic encounter.
In this encounter, the LORD came with the kingly rod and the shepherd’s staff and invited Kay-Chong to sit with Him at the Table of the LORD. It was a strange table — a three-tiered table. Each tier was labelled with a Scripture verse. From the lowest to the highest tier, the Scriptures were Revelation 3:20, Jeremiah 23:18 and Psalm 23:5.
As he sat at the Table with the LORD opposite him, there was a huge swirl of wind and a storm around the Table. The LORD exhorted him not to be troubled by the swirling winds and storms but to focus on the One seated across the table, YAHWEH Ra’ah, who is more than able to lead as the Great Leader and guide as the Good Shepherd. Whenever he did so, he was filled with peace, joy and rest!
(A full account of the encounter can be found here)
This is the Psalm 23 Table that the Lord is inviting His people to.
Why Psalm 23?
Psalm 23 is a psalm that gives us revelation of the beauty of the leadership of God as our Shepherd King. It reveals nine covenantal names of God:
- YAHWEH Ra’ah — “The LORD is my shepherd” (v.1)
- YAHWEH Jireh — “I shall not want” (v.1)
- YAHWEH Shalom — “He leads me beside the still waters” (v.2)
- YAHWEH Rapha — “He restores my soul” (v.3)
- YAHWEH Tsidkenu — “He leads me in the paths of righteousness” (v.3)
- YAHWEH Shammah — “For You are with me” (v.4)
- YAHWEH Nissi — “You prepare a table… in the presence of my enemies” (v.5)
- YAHWEH M’Kaddesh — “You anoint my head with oil” (v.5)
- YAHWEH Chesed — “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me” (v.6)
As we encounter and grow to truly know the LORD according to Psalm 23, it will produce confidence in us. This is absolutely necessary in this season of escalating challenges and darkness. We will have full assurance and confidence only when we know our Shepherd King intimately and follow His leadership. We will fear no evil because He is with us and leading us.
Through this psalm, the Lord highlighted two issues to us: that of lordship and trust.
If we want the Lord to be our Shepherd, we have to first deal with the issue of Lordship. This is something that the Lord is confronting His people with — He has to be the Lord in every area of our lives. He has to be the owner of our lives and not just the tenant. He is challenging us to surrender the title deed of our lives to Him once and for all.
If we settle this fundamental issue of Lordship, many issues in our lives will be settled, including the issues of provision, protection and guidance.
Sheep are weak, defenceless and unintelligent creatures. The role that we have as His sheep is to simply submit and wholly follow the Good Shepherd who is committed to guide, protect, provide and lead His flock to what is best for us.
This is closely tied with the second issue our Lord is highlighting — the trust that He wants us to fully place in Jesus.
The reality is that we cannot fully surrender to the Lord if we do not fully trust that He is good and His plans for us are perfect.
This especially applies to when the Lord leads us through the valley of the shadow of death. It is during difficult seasons of life that we are tempted to doubt Him. However, He is doing something deep in our lives. He is laying the foundation of greater trust that will make us ready for receiving the overflowing of our cup.
We need not fear because Jesus Himself has walked through the valley of death and overcome it! We need not fear because our greatest enemy — death — is now only a shadow! We need not fear because this same Jesus is YAHWEH Shammah — the One who is with us in the valley!
It is as we walk through this valley that we will discover and know more of the Lord in a manner that will establish our trust in Him. Only after developing that strong and deep trust will we be ready for God to pour out the fullness of His blessings through us.
If we respond to Jesus’ invitation to sit at the Psalm 23 Table and focus on our Shepherd King, He promises to fill us with peace, joy and rest! Around the Table the torrential rains may fall, the storms may swirl and the floods may surge, but none of these can touch the hearts of the ones seated at the Psalm 23 Table.
As our eyes lock gaze with His, our hearts will be stabilised and have immense peace and rest that the world cannot take away. (Watch a prophetic teaching on Psalm 23 from 27 January 2023.)
The King-Breaker
More than just filling us with peace, joy and rest, He is the One who will fight the battles for us! At the Psalm 23 Table, Jesus is also coming as the King-Breaker of Micah 2:13. He is going to break open for His people to walk into the fullness of our destiny as the John 17 Generation.
He is giving the breaker-rod and the shepherd-staff to His prepared Ekklesia, who will in turn break open for the corporate Body of Christ among nations, in order for His Body to break out and walk into fullness of His plan and promises — the emergence of the John 17 Generation!
God wants to anoint our head with oil. He is setting us apart to become the Isaiah 60:1–3 light that will thrive, shine and burn in the time of the greatest darkness. In the time when many in the world will be struggling, our cups will overflow. We will be the source of life, hope, light and blessings for many in the hour of greatest need.
Indeed, YAHWEH Ra’ah is good and His leadership is perfect. He has prepared the Table and is inviting us to come and sit with Him. In this time of increasing storms and rising global evil, it will be crucial for us to do so.
We will have rest, peace and confidence in our hearts as we engage our Shepherd King at His table. Like David, we will say
“I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”
The Three Tables
Putting together the past two encounters (issues #18 & #19) given by the Lord with this one, the Lord has given us this three-tiered Table in His preparation plan to make us ready for the Dawning of a New Era in the midst of the Isaiah 60:2 darkness.
- The Revelation 3:20 Table is a table of nourishment. It is the place of fellowship and tender relationship where we develop real, deep and authentic history and intimacy with Jesus.
- The Jeremiah 23:18 Table of Counsel is where Jesus as the King is going to give us divine orders, strategies and battle plans so we can partner with Him as the Matthew 16 Ekklesia in this crucial hour of human history.
- The Psalm 23 Table is where we sit and focus on the Good Shepherd (YAHWEH Ra’ah) and the Great Leader (YAHWEH Nissi) who will lead us in triumphant procession. As we do so, our hearts will be stabilised and we will receive the anointing to break open for many more in this generation.
May we take heed of His exhortations and come to His Table in this decade of Preparation for the Times!
A Call to Pray for Israel
Even as the nation of Israel has come under attack, we exhort every believer to pray for God’s chosen people in her current hour of war and crisis. Let’s pray for her protection and deliverance, and also Psalm 23 over her — that Yeshua would be her Good Shepherd and that He would manifest His Names from Psalm 23 over His people in this time.
