This is Namma for Christ with the forty-ninth inspirational message dated Saturday, March 29th, 2014. The title of this message is, "Lord, I Need You - The Lord Is My Shepherd - Psalm 23:1". This message is based on the below scripture text from the first verse of the beloved passage known as "The 23rd Psalm" (written by David) as found in the Old Testament (KJV):
Psalm 23:1
King
James Version (KJV)
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
The above verse is the first verse of the well-known - "The 23rd Psalm":
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
The above verse is the first verse of the well-known - "The 23rd Psalm":
Psalm 23
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He
maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still
waters.3 He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
When I was a little girl, my mother would take me to Sunday School where my grandmother* was not only the teacher of the Adult Class, but also the superintendent of the Church School.
(*Please NOTE- This was originally written 3/29/14. My dear grandmother peacefully passed away on 7/19/19. May she continue to rest in heavenly peace with Jesus.)
"The 23rd Psalm" was a passage of scripture that all Sunday School students were "expected" to have memorized, as well as "The Lord's Prayer". Thank God, I learned these from my mother and grandmother. To this day, I thank God for the love and guidance of these amazing, God-filled, strong and wise women, my mother and grandmother. I Thank God for the Godly influence of my grandmother who still lived and still served God in "her" way (at age 94) by "still attending church" and being a prayer warrior at home. I remember when I was 11 years old, in the 5th grade, I wrote an essay on who I would like to be like "when I grew up." I chose my grandmother. I saw in her a "deep" love of God (and a dedication to keeping Him first in her life). I also saw in her: a genuine love of children, a kindness for "all" people (and a concern for their salvation), as well as, a generosity to give to others (without "worrying" about her own personal needs). My grandmother showed me, "then", and still showed me, (throughout her life) how important it was to have your "own" personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Her personal relationship with our Lord had enabled her to have a "blessed life" by her "living" out the words:
"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, I SHALL NOT WANT"!
My grandmother, was a single parent, who raised my mother (with the love and support of her mother and sisters) told and "witnessed" to all who came in contact with her (whether at work, at home, in church, or in the neighborhood... "wherever" she went) that we must all ALWAYS KEEP GOD FIRST!
I was blessed to see a woman who served the LORD in a variety of ways: as a mother, grandmother, aunt, as a teacher, evangelist, Deaconess, missionary, church steward - but most important, as a "witness" - for what God can do in your life - if you just give Him your life!
King David, the writer of this 23rd Psalm, serves as an example to all of us as a follower of God (in the lineage of Jesus Christ) who lived his life - keeping GOD FIRST!
King David, known as a "man after God's own heart" served God, depended on God and kept GOD FIRST! Was King David "perfect"? NO....None of us are....ONLY JESUS IS PERFECT....ONLY JESUS IS SINLESS...
King David sinned...but GOD "STILL" USED HIM...GOD STILL HAD A PURPOSE FOR HIM...Just like us!
We all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God as Romans 3:23 states below:
Romans 3:23
King James Version (KJV)
23 For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
GOD "CAN" AND "WILL" USE US FOR "HIS GLORY"...IF WE JUST "YIELD OUR WILL" AND GIVE OUR LIVES TO HIM!
WHATEVER YOU LACK.....GOD CAN SUPPLY.....YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN NEED...remember Psalm 37:25 :
Psalm 37:25
25 I
have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor His seed begging bread.
JESUS IS SUFFICIENT....HE HAS WHATEVER YOU NEED....JUST BELIEVE IN HIM AND PRAY TO "YOUR" LORD....WAIT ON GOD....HE KNOWS WHAT IS BEST "SPECIFICALLY" FOR YOU...BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU AND WANTS WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU! God has unlimited resources...and HE can DO ALL THINGS, BUT FAIL! Never FORGET...the earth IS the Lord's as Psalm 24:1 confirms:
Psalm 24:1
24 The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness
thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
REMEMBER ...THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S ....HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS ...BUT, MOST IMPORTANTLY......."YOU"...ARE IN HIS HANDS...
YOU are HIS CHILD!
John 10:10b states what JESUS says to us, His believers:
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more
abundantly.
ALWAYS, REMEMBER - THE LORD IS "OUR" SHEPHERD, "WE" SHALL NOT WANT"!
Please enjoy the below inspirational song and video (with lyrics) by Matt Maher, entitled, "Lord, I Need You":
(If you can't see the below video: Please scroll down to the end - Under the rectangular box labeled "Home" - please click "View web version". You will automatically be taken to the top of the message - please scroll down to the "end" of the message to view the video. Please press play to enjoy the song/video.)
This song and meditation is dedicated to the memory of my dear grandmother - "Nana". She gained her wings and transitioned to be with the Lord peacefully at home on July 19, 2019. May she continue to rest in heavenly peace with Jesus...I will always love her...I will miss her, but I am comforted that she is with Jesus- whom she loved, lived for and gave her BEST for!
(I do not own the rights to this song.)
BE BLESSED!
