PSALMS 23:1

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

TO PONDER:

It's probably the best known Psalm in the Bible. One that is used often at funerals. One that is used regularly on the fourth Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday. But it is a Psalm that also speaks a daily reminder into our lives. Consider how different translators render this verse.:

 The Lord is my Shepherd,

• I shall not want. (KJV, ESV)
• I lack nothing. (NIV)
• I have all that I need. (NLT)
• I have everything I need. (Good News Translation, The Living Bible)
• I don’t need a thing. (The Message)

Imagine if today, you just let those words wash over you today, be a prayer in your life today.

I lack nothing – Thank you, Lord.

I lack nothing – It’s going to be okay.

I lack nothing – Lord, I trust you

I lack nothing – I can quit my striving

I lack nothing – I don’t need to buy that

I lack nothing - I don't have to prove myself

I lack nothing – God is enough for me. 

Would you go back and not just read those words, but pray it. For God is enough for you and me and when we believe that, live that, he restores our soul and we know the joy and peace of contentment he gives.

PRAYER:

Good Shepherd, you are enough for me. For in you, I lack nothing. Amen

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