Wednesday... So, what more do we want?

Psalm 23:1 (AMP) says, "The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me], I shall not want." What more do we want?

Here is the problem. Paul while in prison wrote this letter to the Ephesians and in chapter 6 verses 10-12 (NLT) he says, "A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all the strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places." His strategies are based upon our wants. We don't have a chance on our own. That's why we need the Lord to be our shepherd who we know will feed us, guide us and shield us. And when we have that we can say, "I shall not want."

In verse 20 Paul says, "I am in chains now, still preaching this message as God's ambassador. So pray that I will keep on speaking boldly for him as I should." Don't you think that the devil was doing all he could to discourage Paul and Paul knew he needed to be strong in the Lord and his mighty power and to be his shepherd who would feed him and guide him and for sure shield him from the devil and all of the wants that he would throw at him? He knew what it meant to have the Lord as his shepherd and to be able to say, "I shall not want."

There is victory each day no matter what we are facing when we say, "The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me], I shall not want."

And Paul finishes this letter by saying in verses 23-24, "Peace be with you, dear brothers and sisters, and may God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you love and faithfulness. May God's grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ." So, what more do we want? I think, peace, love, faithfulness and grace takes care of our wants. And that is what the Lord who is my shepherd gives me. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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