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Tuesday... Two major needs he takes care of.


Tuesday... Two major needs he takes care of.

First of all, David the writer of Psalm 23 says in verse 1 (AMP), "The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me], I shall not want." I shall not want. Now that is really something. David says that if I follow God, he will take care of my wants. 

Do you get the picture? Here I am a sheep and he is my shepherd. And he feeds me, he guides me and he shields me. That takes care of of my wants. 

Now the writer of Proverbs 23 in verse 4a (AMP) says, "Do not weary yourself [with the overwhelming desire] to gain wealth." Verses 4-5 in the NLT says, "Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away." It is so important for us to know where to go for our wants. Money or the Lord? Yes, we have that overwhelming desire to gain wealth. That is what is going to take care of my wants. But does it?

Psalms 23:1 (NLT), "The Lord is my shepherd; I have all I need." The NIRV says, "The Lord is my shepherd. He gives me everything I need." We think that money will do that but it won't. It is a tool that God uses but we need to go to the source. We need to go to God.

And then another need. Verse 4 (NLT) says, "Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff comfort me." I need to not be afraid. 

There is so much fear in the day in which we live. And I don't want to be afraid. Listen, in order to make a difference I need to not be afraid. Some don't even want to get out of bed because they are afraid. David says, because the Lord is my shepherd I will not, I will not, I will not be afraid.

You see, as the good shepherd he has this rod and staff that he uses to protect and guide me so I don't need to be afraid, even in our darkest valleys. And we need to know that. 

Yes, he will take care of our wants and our fears. And then the last verse says, "Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord, forever." Now that is unbelievable! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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