Our text today is Psalms 23:1.
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
The story is told of a five-year-old girl in a Sunday school class when the class was challenged by the teacher to go home that week and memorize Psalms 23. Even casual Bible readers know some of that text. It is short, only six verses, and begins with the familiar words, “The Lord is my shepherd.”
The next week, as Bible class started, the teacher asked the children how many of them had memorized the Psalm. No one raised their hand except the little girl. The teacher asked her to come to the front of the class and recite the chapter. Slowly, she walked to the front of the class, took a deep breath, and started. “The Lord is my shepherd.”
After what must have seemed like an eternity to her, she finally said, “And that is all I know.” If I had been there, I would have added, “Honey, that is enough. Many people don’t know that wonderful thought. The Lord IS our shepherd.”
The passage teaches us other things the Lord does for us: He restores our souls, leads us in the path of righteousness, and protects us. These are all wonderful things, but it all begins with knowing: “The Lord is my shepherd.”
If you know nothing else from that great scripture, be sure you know the same thing the little girl knew.
I’m Lonnie Davis and these are thoughts worth thinking.