Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Tues., 4/15/25 Devotion (Ps. 23:1)

Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 23:1, where we read these words:

"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

These familiar words of David (above) wed together the ownership God has of His people with the fact that their needs and legitimate desires will be taken care of. David seems to be saying, "Since I have the Lord, everything is cov-ered.”

On the other hand, those who do not possess Jesus Christ by faith "want," or are in need of *everything.* They have nothing of value; and their lives are devoid of positive purpose and meaning. Let all the regenerate church rejoice in the fact that we are in our Redeemer's "sheepfold"; and let us be compas-sionate toward those who are not, as we seek to bring the gospel to them.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Faith is to be prized, and other things undervalued, at least not to be trusted in as the chief [good].” —Richard Sibbes, in, "The Soul's Conflict With Itself"]