Part of the bedrock of our lives is this truth 'The Lord is my shepherd'. The Amplified says 'who feeds, guides and shields us.' So we can have such confidence as we go out into our week that The Lord is personal. We can say He is my shepherd. If ever you can't sleep at night just keep meditating on that phrase.
Regardless of what others do, our eyes are on our Shepherd. He is the One providing for us, showing us what to do, where to go and He is our protection against all the attacks of the enemy. He is our shield. It's a bit like in Star Trek, we have a force field around us. He is a person not a thing and His name is Jesus and He has assigned angels to protect us.
David had such confidence in his shepherd that he made this statement 'I will not want.' To be in want is to desire something you don't have, to be in lack, to be insufficiently supplied'. So David is saying, 'I wont be in a state of lack, I wont fall short, I will be sufficiently supplied. God will also supply the desires of my heart'. Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
I've heard people say that God doesn't give you your 'wants' but only your 'needs', but God's word says He will give us our heart's desire when we delight ourselves in Him. David knows his Shepherd loves him so much, that He is such a wonderful Shepherd that His heart is to bless us to overflowing.
God is so generous, He's not mean or skimpy. God's heart is to bless and cherish and pour good things into our lives. His grace and favour are superabounding towards us through Jesus. (Eph 1:8)
As you start this week know you have a wonderful generous God going with you and you wont lack any good thing, and He is protecting you. (Psalm 84:11, Psalm 34:9-10, Phil. 4:19 Nkjv)
Have a blessed week with your Good Shepherd.😊
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