You Shall Not Want
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1
To the lost sheep, He is the seeking Shepherd;
To the needy sheep, He is the providing Shepherd;
To the hurting sheep, He is the comforting Shepherd;
To the bruised sheep, He is the healing Shepherd;
To the anxious sheep, He is the peaceful Shepherd;
To the wandering sheep, He is the guiding Shepherd;
To the fearful sheep, He is the protecting Shepherd;
To the lame sheep, He is the carrying Shepherd;
To the discontented sheep, He is the fulfilling Shepherd;
To the parched sheep, He is the anointing Shepherd;
To the timid sheep, He is the reassuring Shepherd;
To the fallen sheep, He is the merciful Shepherd;
To the nervous sheep, He is the quieting Shepherd;
To the heavy laden sheep, He is the restful Shepherd;
To the lonely sheep, He is the ever-present Shepherd;
To the weary sheep, He is the restoring Shepherd;
To all His sheep, He is the Good Shepherd.
Know wonder that there is no want when The Lord is our Shepard. He is our everything. AMEN.
Thank you Roy, for showing us all the situations that the Shepard is to us. And the best one is that He is our Good Shepard, and that takes care of all the areas in in our life.
Thank you and God bless you
I re-post and share you almost daily with facebook friends, co-workers, etc. You make it so real and easy to bring comfort to others. Thank you for helping me help others and share God’s love.
This is so inspiring. It means so much and The Good Shepherd is all in all and He covers every area in human needs. He is so complete. I will print it out and have it in my Bible so that I can use it wherever I go fr ministry purposes.
Thank you. Just a reminder of how needy we truly are. Oh how we need him 24/7. Sometimes we just need to shake off our pride and run to him.
thank you for those comforting words, they are rest to the soul, I will read them many times. I look forward to more verses, thank you
Psa 23:1
He is all that you have stated and more.
He is all we need
Many thanks for your words of encouragement
I love your daily prayers and I print them out and keep a journal of them so I can read them daily. They are such spiritual nourishment. Thank you and God Bless you!
The Lord is not only our Shepard but as we know His Voice we respond to it in Obedience and Love, He prepares the way before we are prepared to go!
This preparation is always a guided walk which is a Blessing and Joy to see and know that He is there, never to leave or forsake, making all things possible.
Dear Brother in Christ,
How blessed it is to know by experience Jesus Christ is our real Shepherd in all our need to live a successful life.
Thank you.
sphilip
Is the real sheperd and the world really need HIM .HE will not leave you and i nor forsake you and i
How comforting! Thank you for sharing it.
This has very special meaning as God has been doing this for me, I am going to print this as a Thanksgiving message in my home, and post it on my facebook.
Dearest Roy,
I so look forward to your daily mailings, your words are nourishment to my soul in a time that I am struggling right now. In times of financial hard times right now, and health problems as well your words are like a light in the darkness to encourage me, and know that God really has a wonderful plan for me.
Thank you so much and God bless you!
Today’s “You shall not want” really ministered to me. I am at home for 6 weeks due to cancer surgery my face. I went from a very busy life style to seeing going nowhere, no cooking, no housework, no bending. The Lord knows al about it. I am challenged, but not alone. God is truly my healer, provider, comforter, restorer, guide, ever-present, reassuring Good Shepherd. Thank you for your wonderful words. God used them to encourage me to see all He is to me today.
God Bless you for sharing such wonderful encouraging words xoxoxoxoxox
This was lovely. We just finished a 2 month study on Psalm 23 using Keller’s book: A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23. What an encouraging message you wrote here. It will be shared and I will give you the credit. Bless you!!
Thanks for the reminder of who HE is to us! My husband and I teach on Wednesday nights at a low-incoming housing facility. I plan to copy this and share it with them. God bless you to continue to encourage others.
THIS IS SO VERY TRUE. wE ALL NEED TO ENTER INTO HIS REST.
very inspiring. That’s the shepherd I serve
This is beautiful and so true! Thank you for verbalizing all my sentiments so beautifully.
Blessings,
Beautiful and reassuring! May we never forget that He is all that and more! God Bless you!
Thank you for showing us how He meets all our needs. This is precious. God bless you and the ministry He is doing through you!
Thanks Roy…this is wonderful as is all your writing. I share you with all my friends. I love your writing…Fr. Ryan
Whoever just sent this to me??? Thank you! I had just prayed like 5 minutes before for a sign from God that He was listening to me. I came in the house, opened my email and there it was. I don’t know who sent it but Thank you!
A really true message with a deep meaning.it gives the true meaning of OUR LOVING Shepherd JESUS CHRIST
Thank you Jesus for being every thing that I need and will ever need .What would I have done with out your precious love in my life? I love you and ask of you to never ever let go of me.
For 64 Years, Psalm 23 has always been my guiding light. Thank you for reminding me again of HIM who is the good Shepherd.
It is interesting that my son and I were discussing this very scripture yesterday as a Psalm to live by. Thank God for what was posted on this site. This confirms exactly what we were talking about. Praise God!
We just finished studying the 23rd Psalm in the Prayer Ministry at my church. How awesome when we allow Him to be our Shepherd we want for nothing, we fear nothing and we live a life of joy, peace and prosperity, hallelujah!
YOU SHALL NOT WANT REMINDS reminds me of a visionary prayer the Lord gave to me many years ago.
Lamb’s Prayer
Close your eyes. Place yourself
in a lovely meadow . Sheep are grazing.
The Shepherd is cuddling a frightened
lamb.Look close and you will see that
lamb is you ! The Shepherd is Jesus!
He is holding you during this time
in your life. He holds you so close
so you can feel the beat of His heart-
His love for you. He wants you to know
you are not alone. He too feels your
pain . He won’t let you go.
Just cling to Him and you will discover
He will be with you each step
of the way.
Rest in His Love, my friend.
We just moved to ME from MN a month ago. In searching for our new home online Ps.23:1-3 has been my guide that we may have a home that provides those who enter with peace and rest. God has answered re: Eph 3:20
Mia
In all walks of life, so many troubling times I have faced, but never a day of trouble will pass by without finding something that spoke to me, to my griefs, a help from the One whose mercy and grace are sufficient for all things.
Thank you today for being my God’s Blessing with your “You Shall Not Want” message. It is so much of what I needed. God does work through His people when he finds a saddened soul who needs just a little reminder of He is still on the Throne of the Most High and a comfort in need.
Thank You
Thank you!!! The Lord is ALL we need .
Roy,
This is the first time that I’ve read from
your work. It’s absolutely beautiful!!
I also love “Meet me in the Meadow!” It brings
such beauty to my mind……..a place to go.
This gives me a great assurance that my God continually cares for us all. God bless you real good Roy.
My God is an awesome one. Always caring for HIS own. Thank you God
Thank you. God is our everything and it is so good to be reminded of that in these periolous times. Shrley.
How beautiful and mindful of all the many ways I need my Lord. I am printing this out to keep with me all day to read and re-read. I’ve just come through a bad time and need the comfort of the truth of these words.
Thank you for your faithfulness…
Regarding your “Good Shepherd” blog, Thank you. You have organized my thoughts of Him nicely. He has, at different times, been all of those things to me. Blessings to you for being an encourager.
Thank you for reminding us. I will share it with friends.
Funmi Coker
Jesus you are all that I need!!!!
This has inspired me to stay in the moment and not to fear tomorrow as God is always near and will take care of my needs.
Thanks so much.
Thank you for posting this.
I love The Shepherd. I am His child, His lamb, His daughter, and know His love.
I have suffered a lot of pain from a situation with a prodigal child. The pain is so unbearable at times. My heart breaks. I feel so unloved , so rejected. Yet God knows it all.
He is my Shepherd and He is quieting my nervous heart, healing my wounds, and He will restore the stray lamb and restore our relationship someday.
Beautiful analogies…are there any meadows left?
They use to be referred to as leas I believe…thank God for God and for your giftings that you so generously share with those of us who are His Sheep by faith and for everyone else who have yet to enter the fold through Jesus.
May God continue to bless you in ways that only He can. In His love and mine,
Martha
That just sums it all up, that Jesus is everything for the sheep.
The LORD is MY SHEPHERD!!!
My favorite scripture.
As a second time breast cancer survivor, this is beautiful. I go to a large rock that sits in a big meadow on a seasonal road ,,,,this is where I am closest to God and feel his presence. I can cry, yell, talk to God, pray and find peace. I come back
with more hope. Spring is almost here in the northeast and I hope I can again get there soon, but I went there with the help of this author. Thank you.
? Hallelujah, what a Savior ?
This is a most insipring explanation of the ever so often recited Psm 23. It brings it closer home and helps in seeing its application in every situation and area of our life. Bless you. Mary-Magdalene
The Lord is the one who will truly takes care of us. He is what we need in this time.
Hello, I was finishing up my on line banking and flipped back to my email for a quick look before retireing for the night(1:20 am) I saw the dayspring”Meet Me In The Meadow” and was
immedately drawn to it because of a dream I had a few months ago.
In this dream i was standing behind a small group of sheep. they were waiting at a gate as if waiting to be feed or let out into the adjoining pasture. As I stood there, a voice said” the sheep are ready, the house is down.”I looked to the left and the lean two that seemed to have been the place were the sheep got out of the weather, was completely flatten, with the roof on the ground among the rubble of the broken sides. Next, the first sheep turned his head and looked at me as if he were waitng for me to open the gate for the herd. then I woke up. I immedately asked God what that dream was all about. Your “Meeting in the Meadow ” broke my dream. thank you I was suppose to read this, I never stay up this late usually. thank you.I share it with many friends.
I always wanted to read stuff like this… I have been subscribed for more than a year. Kudos and more power. GOD BLESS!
Very Inspiring. Will share this with friends.
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This is very inspiring and encouraging. I have always trusted in God as my provider, and he has never failed me. God Bless you.
God bless u.the circumstances and the name u have given shepherd is true and i tasted his protection.continue to encourage all in his name.
Beautiful description of the Good Sheperd
Thanks – very encouraging
Thank you so much for reminding me once again that The Lord truly is….all I need for my every situation! God bless u richly.
We have sheep and learn may valuable spiritual lessons from them. The most important one is this: The sheep have no idea all that the Shepherd does for them. They also have no idea how much we love them. We are very blessed by our little flock.
Now redundant, thinking about when and how bills will be paid; thank you for reminding me of ‘The Shepherd’
If there was ever any doubt about who and what our Shepherd is to us, this beautiful word just confirmed it for us! What an awesome picture you painted for us! Be bless and continue to be a blessing! Rikki
Thanks for these comforting creative words of inspiration. God bless you always.
I have written quite a bit about(my) Shepherd,sheep, etc., the last several years.
Recently, I read 2Sam.12. No scripture had ever gripped me like this passage;the first 4 verses. The Holy Spirit brought it home to me. My daughter, in 2009, gave me a beautiful calendar, with every month depicting Ps.23.I looked at it again recently and was inspired to put it up all over my wall. I also put several of my writings, pictures, etc on the walls. A friend was over yesterday, who is also a writer, and she shared with me that her pen name is “Beside still waters.”
She said that she is going to bring me a picture Sunday,that she put on cloth, about Ps.23. My deep desire is that many in the church will “know” Him, Jesus, more intimately. He is being revealed to me and there are no words. He is our personal Savior.
I put off writing to you for several days, but I had to share with you today. My cup is running over,
Audrey Hill
I am truly blessed and encouraged and want to share
this with my friends and church members.
THANK YOU, DEAR BROTHER!
I FEEL SO REFRESHED FROM THE WALK WITH YOU AND GOD’S WORDS IN THE MEADOW!
KATT
Very reassuring. We have a tremendous Shepherd.
Thanks and God Bless.
Roger
This is a beautiful way to express Psalm 23. There are some ideas for lessons and messages.
Excellent.
Very nice