Psalm 23:1
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Bible Commentary:
Psalm 23:1 is a famous Bible verse in the Book of Psalms where King David is expressing Who God is to him—a Shepherd.
I used to read this popular verse and look at all the times in my life that I did want, or lack what I needed. Then I would remember all the times I heard a preacher say that the Lord doesn’t necessarily give you what you want, but what you need.
Hogwash!
During so many times in my life when I didn’t have enough money to pay a bill or cover an unexpected cost, I would become frustrated. To me, that was a need, not just a want.
So why didn’t I have what I needed, like the verse says? Instead of standing firm in faith and claiming the abundance of God, my Shepherd, through those 4 little words (I shall not want), I would muddle through and dismiss the fullness of the promise.
Then there was a time when I heard a youth pastor speak about the verse in Romans 8:32, “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?”
Wow, if you really think about that, it seems too good to be true. Maybe you have done exactly what I did—you measured the circumstances in your life against what you read in the Bible to see if it was true.
You didn’t see the reality of His promise in your circumstance, so you dismissed the Bible, maybe even dismissed God.
Unlocking the Truth – Faith
But Jesus said in Mark 11:24 (NASB)… click to continue
