If we have this one thing, we have everything we’ll ever need.
“The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.” (Psalm 23:1 NLT)
Wow.
Can you say that and really mean it?
I want to be able to do that and mean it, but I know that I’ve still got some work to do in that regard.
“Lord plus ______” thinking is never good for our faith when it comes to feeling at peace.
That’s why we must continually renew our minds through the Holy Spirit’s influence and the Word’s integration into our hearts and thoughts.
Solid faith knows that if we love and trust God and serve Him with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength, He’ll take care of our needs.
He promises so in Matthew 6:33 when Jesus called us to seek first God’s Kingdom and righteous living and all we need will be provided.
Imagine one of those Swiss Army knife gizmos that has dozens functions attached to it. We’ve all seen them and some of us might even own one similar.
If you were stranded on a deserted island, that knife would probably be all you’d need in terms of tools in order to survive.
God is the ultimate Swiss Army knife.
He is all you and I need.
Let’s follow His leading as our shepherd and He’ll make sure to lead us by green pastures and still waters of worldly provision so that we can keep following and honoring Him.
As always, I love you
Martin
