Led by the Shepherd
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” This statement does not begin with the absence of needs, but with the presence of Someone. When David declares, “I shall not want,” he is not saying that he would never pass through valleys, pain, or loss. He is affirming something deeper: the Lord would not fail him. Before speaking of provision, David speaks of relationship. I shall not want because He will not fail me. If the Shepherd is present, even in the valley, there is no essential lack. There may be a lack of answers, strength, or understanding, but there will never be the absence of the Shepherd. The security of the psalm is not in what one has, but in Whom one has. Nothing is promised to us apart from Him. In truth, we already know much of the Bible, but we often forget its simplest and deepest truths. Psalm 23 reminds us of this. There is no need to bring a “new truth,” as if the Word were outdated, but rather to allow God to bring renewal to our hearts through His l...
