The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.- Psalm 23:1,2.
The Lord is my shepherd God is our good shepherd, great shepherd and the chief shepherd. I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own - John 10:14. Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep - Hebrews 13:20. When the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away - 1 Peter 5:4.
I lack nothing We lack nothing as God our Shepherd feeds us in green, good and rich pastures. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters - Psalm 23:2. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land. I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign Lord - Ezekiel 34:13,14.
Let us thank and praise the Lord God our Shepherd for we are the people of His pasture. For He is our God and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand - Psalm 95:7. He will gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those who are with young - Isaiah 40:11. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand - John 10:27, 28.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for being our Shepherd and feeding us in green pastures. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
“We can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?.” Hebrews 13:6
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you” Philippians 4:8-9
“I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4
“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” Psalm 42:5
"When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul." Psalm 94:19
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” Matthew 6:25-27
“Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” Matthew 6:34
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
"He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of the wilderness; he encircled him, he cared for him, he kept him as the apple of his eye." Deuteronomy 32:9–10
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
"Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens." Psalm 68:19
"Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God himself will fight for you." Deuteronomy 3:22
"Be strong and courageous... The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:7–8
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:1-6
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:5-7
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for Your loving care for us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
God's Word will be sweeter than honey and more than riches and our necessary word as we delight in it. How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey- Psalm 119:103. I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches. I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways. I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word - Psalm 119:14-16. The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of coins of gold and silver - Psalm 119:72. I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food - Job 23:12.
We will be fruitful and whatever we do will prosper as we delight in God's word by meditating it. Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers - Psalm 1:1-3. Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts - Jeremiah 15:16.
Let us delight in God's word by meditating it day and night. And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love. My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes - Psalm 119:47,48. Your commandments are my delights - Psalm 119:143. Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it - Psalm 119:35. Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors - Psalm 119:24. I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure - Psalm 119:162. Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight - Psalm 119:77. O Lord, unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction - Psalm 119:92.
Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day - Psalms 119:97.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, Let us delight in Your Word by meditating it day and night. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar - Psalm 139:1-2.
We are deeply loved by God as the God who created the universe knows everything about us. He is with us every moment and knows our thoughts from afar. I have loved you with an everlasting love - Jeremiah 31:3. Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful love endures forever - Psalm 136:26.
I. GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT US
God knows everything about us and nothing is hidden from Him.
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me - Psalm 139:1.
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered - Matthew 10:30.
II. GOD IS WITH US EVERY MOMENT
God is with us wherever we are. He never leaves nor forsakes us and we are never alone.
You know when I sit and when I rise - Psalm 139:1.
The Lord your God is with you wherever you go - Joshua 1:9.
III. GOD KNOWS OUR THOUGHTS FROM AFAR
God fully knows all our thoughts from afar and every motive behind our thoughts.
You perceive my thoughts from afar - Psalm 139:2.
The Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts - 1 Chronicles 28:9.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for Your unconditional love. We thank You for knowing everything about us, being with us every moment and knowing our thoughts from afar. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth - Acts 1:8.
Our life empowered by the power of the Holy Spirit will be supernatural. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God - 1 Corinthians 2:12. God will fill us with the Holy spirit as we ask Him. If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! - Luke 11:13. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them - Acts 2:4.
Transformation
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord - 2 Corinthians 3:18.
Freedom
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom - 2 Corinthians 3:17.
Spiritual gifts
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills - 1 Corinthians 12:4-11.
Boldness
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness - Acts 4:31.
Helps in our Weakness
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered - Romans 8:26.
Great wonders and signs
And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people - Acts 6:8.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, We thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Let our life be empowered by the power of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand up like a wall -Psalm 78:13.
God divided the Red Sea by His power and led the people through the midst of the sea on dry ground. And You divided the sea before them, So that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land - Nehemiah 9:11.He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap - Psalm 33:7.
Red Sea
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. And the Egyptians pursued and went after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen - Exodus 14:21-23.
By His power
It was you who split open the sea by your power - Psalm 74:13.By his power he stilled the sea - Job 26:12. And with the blast of Your nostrils The waters were gathered together; The floods stood upright like a heap - Exodus 15:8.
Jordan
God who divided the Red Sea, dried up the waters of the Jordan also until the Israelites crossed over. For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over -Joshua 4:23.
Let us thank God who divided the Red Sea by His power. To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, For His mercy endures forever - Psalm 136:13. You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples - Psalm 77:14.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, You are the God who divided the Red Sea and Jordan by Your power. We thank You for performing miracles in our life by displaying Your power. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.