What is verse 1 from the 23rd Psalms say about the Lord?
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul He guides me in straight paths for His name’s sake. Yea, I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I fear no evil For thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of thine enemies. Thou anointest my head with oil, My cup runneth over, Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” These beautiful words are of course the 23rd Psalm of the Hebrew Scriptures. Over the four years I have been ministering I have been amazed at how often and in what contexts these words are requested. They are without doubt the most requested words for funeral services, whether the deceased was Jewish, Christian, Humanist or agnostic. They are requested when people are sick in hospital, when enduring a divorce or when facing situat
Because our God is our Shepherd—and He is the most powerful, wise, balanced, loving, and caring Being ever—we are never going to want, that is, lack for proper management. It does not mean that we will never lack things. David himself lacked things. There were times when David did not have a home to hang his hat in, and he had to run from cave to cave to escape Saul. There were times when he was hungry and thirsty and times when he thought his life was hanging in the balance, but he always understood that what was being worked out in his life was part of the will of God. He knew God’s attention was focused on him, and he was receiving the management that he needed in his life at that time. He understood that all the events of his life were pointed toward the goal of his being in the Kingdom of God. We may lack things, but we will never lack the best in care and management. We will have the very best in guidance and spiritual provision at any given moment. As a result of this, we have t
