Meditate On This: I Shall Not Lack
- Robby Stewart
- Aug 10, 2021
- 1 min read
Psalms 23:1
David said “Delight thyself also in the LORD; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” Psalm 37:4 To delight means to enjoy. Enjoy his
· His Presence
· His Commandments
· His creation
· His people
When we take our enjoyment in Christ, then we are guaranteed that we will lack in no good thing. We may not have all of our wants, but God will “supply all of our need according to his riches in glory.” Philippians 4:19
To delight means to make Christ first and Jesus promised that if we “seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 We will not have to be anxious or worry about the necessities of life because Peter said that God “hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:” 2 Peter 1:3
David said “I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.” Psalm 37:25
When we take delight in Christ our shepherd we will not lack!
Meditate on this!
Psalms 37:4; Matthew 6:19-34; Philippians 4:10-19
When I received the telephone call from the doctor’s office saying that the biopsy showed a malignant tumor I was in another classroom after school working on a report with another teacher. She said we can finish this another day and I said no, the deadline is approaching, let’s go ahead and finish it now. I was not “thrown off course”. As I walked back down the hall to my classroom, the first thought that came to my mind was “The Lord is my Shepherd. I SHALL NOT WANT. That was all I needed! I love the scriptures you shared, Robbie. In case you’re wondering about my several comments this morning, I have saved some of the posts …
He is greatest leader in the universe, so follow him daily, Amen