Myth of Control — Part 4 | The Pursued

We've spent weeks pulling back the curtain on the lie that we are in control. We've walked through the pasture, the valley, and the waiting. But this is where the whole series lands: God is good, His goodness is chasing you, and He is inviting you home. In the final part of The Myth of Control, Pastor Harman Sharda closes the series with Psalm 23:6 on what it means to be the pursued, why we run, and the difference between visiting God's house and dwelling in it forever.

Series: The Myth of Control

Scripture: Psalm 23:6

Pastor: Harman Sharda

Date: May 3, 2026

Key Takeaways

1. The punchline of this whole series is not one that breaks you. It frees you. This entire series has been pulling back the curtain on the lie that we are in control. Psalm 23:6 is where it all lands: God is good, His goodness is chasing you, and He is inviting you home.

2. Goodness is the architecture. Love is the action. David doesn't just say "Your love will follow me." He says "Your goodness and love." Goodness comes first because goodness is who God is. Not a mood, not sentiment, but His unchanging character. His love flows out of that goodness.

3. We don't run from God because we don't believe. We run because we're afraid of what getting close might cost us. The oldest pattern in the Bible: Adam and Eve made a mess and immediately hid. God's response was not anger. It was: "Where are you?" He wasn't asking because He didn't know. He was asking because He wanted them to know He was still there. Still coming for them. Still good. Some hide because of shame. Some hide because they've been burned by people who claimed to be good. Some hide because of control (needing help means not being in charge). Some hide because they fear God will ask them to give up something they don't want to give up.

4. The Hebrew word for "follow" is not gentle at all. In English "follow" sounds polite. But David uses the Hebrew word radaf, a hunting word, a war word. The same word used when armies pursue armies, when enemies chase down their prey, when David himself was being hunted by Saul. God's goodness and love are not gently trailing behind you like a duckling. They are coming after you like a cheetah. You think you're the one pursuing God. You're not. Behind every move you've ever made toward God, God was three moves ahead. He has been pursuing your heart the whole time. You're not the hunter. You're the pursued.

5. The chase ends in dwelling. The Hebrew word for "dwell" is yashab. Not just "I'll live there." It means to settle in permanently, to belong, to call a place your own. There is a difference between being a guest in someone's house and being at home. David longed for it: "One thing I ask, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord." Jesus flipped it: "We will come and make our home in you." The temple moved. The address changed. You are the house now. And in Revelation 21, God's dwelling place is among His people. No more separation, no more tears, no more chase. Just dwelling forever. Running away as a kid was secretly a request to be chased. We were never running to be alone. We were running so somebody would come find us. Today, somebody is coming to find you. His name is Jesus. You don't have to perform to dwell. You don't have to earn home. You just have to stop running long enough to let yourself be caught. And once you're caught, you're home.