This week I want us to look at the 23d Psalm, one verse per day: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1).

David is giving us a word picture. He is discribing a Christian’s relationship with God. The Lord is the shepherd, meaning He watches over me, protects me, feeds me, and cares for me. Because I have a shepherd, I am never in want.

If you have made Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior, He is also the shepherd of your life. Whether you realize it or not, He is guiding your steps and leading you to where He wants you to be. And sometimes He leads us through dark and barren places as the shortest path to the ultimate destination he intends for us.

This all requires faith. Faith to trust that He really is watching over us and guiding us. Faith that He knows the way when we don’t. Faith that he will not let the wolves attack us while we’re in the wilderness. This opening verse is a powerful statement of faith in God, if you think about it. Let’s all commit this verse to memory today, and say it aloud often.