Meditate on the Word - For a Decent and Investigative Christianity (EN)

  “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 There is no need to bring a “new truth,” as if the Word were outdated, but rather to allow God to bring renewal to our hearts through His l...

  Luke 15:4-5 presents one of Jesus' most beautiful parables, the Good Shepherd seeking his lost sheep. In Luke 15:4-5, we read: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home." This passage illustrates the immense love and care of God for each of us. Even when we stray from the path, the Good Shepherd never gives up on us. He seeks us with patience and tenderness until He brings us back to the safety of His presence. How often, in the midst of our daily struggles, do we feel lost, like that sheep wandering away from the flock? The emptiness, the sense of loneliness, and the search for answers in the wrong places make us feel disconnected and directionless. Yet, just like the shepherd in the parable, Jesus sees us in our distress and comes to our rescue. He not only finds us, but He ca...