Like most Americans, I am so used to a particular rendition of Psalm 23, that it just rolls off my tongue without effort and without thought: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." And while such a phrase has meaning to me, I never realized that it wasn't very
meaningful to me until today when I read it in the TNIV.
"The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing."
"I lack nothing," said the Psalmist. Wow! Such a declaration sent reverberations from my mind to the depths of my soul. I lack nothing? How strange that I often feel like I lack so many things. I don't say it in so many words, but when I am constantly thinking, "I wish I had more money", "I wish we had a better house", "I wish I had more time", "I wish I was smarter"; I am really saying that I lack X, Y, Z. But with Jesus as my Shepherd, I
really lack nothing. I have everything I need and more. How I desperately need to meditate on this verse until its truth sets my restless heart free.
Comments (2)
oooh, nice reminder. the TNIV is great. always love reading from different versions. thanks for sharing!
three words... but such powerful words to meditate on!