Psalm 23: The Lord Is My ShepherdНамуна

Because of God, I lack nothing

When the Lord is our Shepherd, we can confidently say we have everything we need.

David said he lacked nothing. That is a profound and powerful thought to consider as a believer in Jesus. 

What did David mean when he said he lacked nothing? Weren’t there things he wanted? Did he not have big goals and dreams? He meant that God had already provided so much in His life. Blessings. Grace. Beauty. Hope. All the things he really needed deep down, he had been given and had found in his relationship with God. This didn’t mean He didn’t still pray and ask for things, or that He didn’t dream big. He simply trusted God had given him everything he truly needed.

We need to rediscover the power of Christian contentment. Paul said he had learned to be content in all circumstances, whether he had much or little. He had learned that God’s grace was sufficient and enough for any circumstance and that God would always help him with anything he needed.

What a powerful thing to be able to say: Because of God, I lack nothing.

David said it another way later, “those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.”

Every good thing in our lives has come down as a gift from our good Father in heaven. He knows how to give the righteous good things. He blesses all the earth, even those who don’t know Him. But when we truly seek Him, we will find we truly lack nothing.