The Lord is My Shepherd

          Obviously one of the best-known verses in the entire Bible by both Christians and non-Christians alike, but I still loved reading over it again in today’s devotionals.  

Psalm 23

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

3 he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name's sake.

4 Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.

6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.

          Like the very first verse says if we have Christ in our lives we lack nothing.  Really what about all the problems I am facing in my life right now, no work, bills due, illness, vehicles breaking down?  Let us look at Webster’s definition of nothing: not any thing : no thing.  Hummm so nothing means nothing.  Either we believe in the Bible or we do not.  Did not even Job suffer some hard times?  Yet in it all he never lost faith in the Lord, maybe he questioned Him, but he never lost faith in Him.  In the end how was he rewarded?  He was given more then he had to begin with.

          That being said, we should not be concerning ourselves with the riches of this world, but rather be concerned with storing up riches in heaven.  You know it is going to be way to late once we get there and say man I should have just listened and stored up a few things here, but I had to have it all while I was there even if it was just for a short time.  A short time of having it all here or an eternity of having all there in heaven, the choice is yours.