Psalm 23:1 – Sunday School Outline
I’ve been thinking about Psalm 23.
It’s a short Psalm, just 6 verses but it is packed with good stuff.
I thought today we would spend some time going over verse one.
Psalm 23, verse 1 says,
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.(KJV)
The NIV says, The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
Because the Lord is our shepherd, we won’t want for anything. We will lack nothing.
Looking at the first part of this verse I think of:
Isaiah 40:11 – He tends His flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young. (NIV)
This is such a sweet, comforting picture of how God loves us, of how He takes care of us.
How He is aware of our situation and holds us close as He leads us.
It’s not some distant, arms’ length away that He holds us.
He holds us up close and personal, in His arms, close to His heart!
A shepherd’s job is to look after the sheep entrusted to him, to make sure they are safe, well taken care of, and to know where they are at all times, keeping track of them.
This is what Jesus does with us.