WORD OF EXHORTATION
Topic: God is enough
Text: Psalm 23:1-3 “The Lord is My Shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
In Psalm 23, David compares God to a shepherd to create a picture in our mind of God’s great love and care for us.
Jesus uses the same metaphor in John 10 to reveal a similar picture.
The depth of God’s love causes him to provide, protect, and guide his children. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is our beautiful picture of how far God goes to guide us to him.
“To not want” means we will have everything we need to accomplish God’s purpose in our lives, like parenting our children, providing for our family, or serving in the fold.
It also means we can be content with how God cares and provides for us even in times of hardship because we can trust his love and commitment to us. He is our shepherd, and we do not need to want anything more.
Our Good Shepherd, Jesus, calls our name. He calls us to turn and look at him. He calls us to draw near and see the goodness he has for us in our lives as they are. He is worthy of our trust. He won’t lead us where he won’t go with us, and he has refreshment waiting for us when we draw near to him.
