Psalm 23
I find well-known Psalms like Psalm 23 hard to process. The familiarity of these words obscures their power. I have quoted the Psalm at funerals and memorial services, shared in the public reading of the Psalm more times that I can remember.
Reading the Psalm daily over the past few days, I see just how important God’s providence is. He alone has the power to restore or renew my soul because He alone exists outside of time, unbound by the seasons of life. His presence in my life is the one constant because of His eternal nature. His power, unlimited by the challenges I face, is the source of the strength I need for those challenges. The promise that His “goodness and mercy” will pursue me till I experience His presence in eternity may be obscured by dark days, but when the darkness lifts I find Him present as always.
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want” (KJV). Since God is the author of all good things, His providential care reminds us that He already has all that I need.
WINSTON COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 