I Shall Not Want

“The Lord is my Shepherd—I shall not want.”

I am completely satisfied with His management of my life. Why? Because he is the sheepman to whom no trouble is too great as he cares for His flock. He is the rancher who is outstanding because of His fondness for sheep—Who loves them for their own sake as well as His personal pleasure in them. He will, if necessary, be on the job twenty-four hours a day to see that they are properly provided for in every detail. Above all, He is very jealous of His name and high reputation as “The good Shepherd.”

He is the owner who delights in His flock. For Him there is no greater reward, no deeper satisfaction, than that of seeing His sheep contented, well fed, safe, and flourishing under His care. This is indeed His very “life.” He gives all H has t it. He literally lays Himself out for those who are His.

No wonder Jesus said, “I am the Good Shepherd—the Good Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” And again, “I am come that ye might have life and that ye might have it more abundantly.”

Excerpt from “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” by W. Phillip Keller