Peace and Provision

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalms 23:1 ESV Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4 ESV He makes me lie down in green pastures. Psalms 23:2 ESVThe Good Shepherd leads or directs us to His place of provision, rest and restoration. The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand. Psalms 37:23-24 NLTSoul rest is found in an intentional everyday relationship with Jesus. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 ESVThe soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. Proverbs 13:4 ESVSome of our most exhausted seasons come because we are complacent or even lazy about doing the things that matter.He leads me beside still waters. Psalms 23:2 ESVPeace is a constant, recurring theme in the 23rd Psalm, the book of Psalms and the bible. You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Isaiah 26:3 NLTChaos and drama are not the result of a shepherd led life. #23rdPsalmYou make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalms 16:11 ESVWhoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. John 5:14 ESV