When our son David was a little boy of about a year-and-a-half old he was trying to be like his daddy. For instance, he saw that everyday when I went to work I carried a bag with me (it was my lunch bag) and he decided that he needed a bag too! So he got…
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” so begins the journey of a lifetime! (Psalm 23:1). Yes, Psalm 23 is a spiritual journey — a story that’s over 3,000 years old and one that’s being re-told in your life right now! We love Psalm 23 because God uses its images and scenes to…
Jesus hung on the cross, naked and disfigured from beatings, bleeding and suffocating to death. He cried out Psalm 22:1 for all to hear, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” It was the darkest night ever (Matthew 27:45). Jesus felt abandoned by his Father. Many theologians say that because he took our…
We say, “The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1). But do we really mean it? Are we really prepared to say, “If all I have is Jesus, then I have all I need to be happy”? Praying Psalm 23 from my heart helps me to become the kind of person who…
I awoke to the sound of rain early one morning, while it was still dark. I couldn’t sleep. Instead of counting sheep as I lay in bed I talked to Jesus, the Good Shepherd. To the pitter patter of drops falling I recited Psalm 23 again and again. A Psalm 23 Paraphrase For three thousand years,…
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” So begins the journey of a lifetime! (Psalm 23:1). But for the first years of my walk with Christ I didn’t understand the journey of Psalm 23. I had not discovered it’s deepest meanings and most important applications. I found the key to the treasure store in…
