Psalm 23:1. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Morning Neighbuh! It’s a brand new day and I don’t care what the weather is like because I know that my God is in full control and will not allow me to suffer unnecessarily. Wow! How’s that for an opening statement eh Friends? And all my Friends responded with a loud and hearty: ‘Most excellent Brother! Give the utmost thanks and praise to Almighty God, our Creator, Father and Caregiver!’ Oh Friends, the ole fella seems to be in a rather playful and jubilant mood this morning, for which we can only thank the Lord, because there’s much to be jubilant for: I’m alive and delving into His Word. And if you’re reading this, then you’re also alive and seeking Him, which makes us all right in His eyes. Now here’s a quote from my ‘P.S. I LOVE YOU’ poster that hits the nail on the head. ‘You’ll learn more about a road by travelling it than by consulting all the maps in the world.’ And that’s the gospel truth my people! Others can certainly give you good information about it, but there’s nothing like travelling it yourself. And yuh know what Friends? That particular statement also pertains to following the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Anybody can tell you about our great, powerful, merciful, generous, kind and ever-LOVING God, but until you actually check Him out and get to know Him for yourself, you’ll never realize just how wonderful He is. And in the background I heard a loud and hearty ‘Amen!’ from all those who know Him. That’s why Bruh David could say with such authority: ‘The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.’ He personally experienced the goodness and grace of our heavenly Father. And so have all of us who believe and put our faith and trust in Him. Whenever you get into a right relationship with the Most High God Jehovah, your whole life changes for the better; you become a new person. And although you still have problems, you don’t whimper, cry and worry as much, because you have the Good Shepherd, Jesus looking after you. That makes you stronger and better able to bear your burdens. Yesterday we saw the duties of a shepherd; basically to care, comfort and control the brainless animals. Now many of us human animals are brain dead, so we too need a higher power to take care of us. Today we’ll look at the second half of that unique, exciting, encouraging and unparalleled statement: ‘I shall not want.’ Now just like the shepherd seeks the sheep’s safety and care by keeping them out of harms way, our God keeps us safe and provides all our necessities. It’s unfortunate that Bruh David used the word ‘want’ in the Bit instead of ‘need’ because in these times of greed, envy and jealousy, we’ve become such a ‘wanty-wanty’ society. We want everything we see, or everything somebody else has, but that’s never been the Lord’s intention. What He intends is that we shall never need or lack for anything that’s important to our well-being when we sincerely look to Him. And here I’m also talking from experience. You might not get rich, as well as you might, but once you’ve learned to wait on His timing and don’t get greedy and ‘gravalicious’ then you’ll be fine, all your needs will be met. As Bruh David said with full confidence: ‘I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed (descendants) begging bread. He is ever merciful (merciful all the day), and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.’ (Ps.37:25-26) Bruh Paul also substantiated that by telling the Corinthians: ‘And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.’ (2 Cor.9:8) Oh my people, there are so many examples of the Lord looking after the righteous that there should be no room for doubt in your minds. There’s Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the three Bruhs; Joseph, David and Pablo, then Daniel, Job and Joshua, and a host of others, including Jesus Himself. Their lives weren’t always easy, but in the long run, they all felt the LOVING and caring hand of the Father. So my question today Friends, is what’s stopping you from embracing the Lord God as your caretaker eh? Is it fear, disbelief, anxiety, lack of knowledge, bad experiences with other Christians? Whatever it is, there’s only one way to find out for yourself, and that’s to take the fateful plunge. Believe me, you won’t regret it! You’ll see such a miraculous change in your life once you truly get settled with Jesus, that you’ll ask yourself why you waited so long to embrace Him as your ONE and ONLY. And as we said before, you can only know what a road’s really like by travelling it yourself. So please my Friends, please accept Jesus’ offer to travel His straight and narrow road TODAY! It will be the wisest and best decision you’ve ever made. And we’ll end with some more stirring and encouraging words from Bruh Paul to the Philippians: ‘But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen’ (Phil.4:19-20) Much LOVE my brethren!…Try Jesus…He’s always around…Try Jesus…He’ll never let you down…Try Jesus…He’s such a wonderful Friend…Try Jesus…Your heart He can mend…Try Jesus…I have no regrets…cause Jesus never failed me yet…
Morning Neighbuh! It’s a brand new day and I don’t care what the weather is like because I know that my God is in full control and will not allow me to suffer unnecessarily. Wow! How’s that for an opening statement eh Friends? And all my Friends responded with a loud and hearty: ‘Most excellent Brother! Give the utmost thanks and praise to Almighty God, our Creator, Father and Caregiver!’ Oh Friends, the ole fella seems to be in a rather playful and jubilant mood this morning, for which we can only thank the Lord, because there’s much to be jubilant for: I’m alive and delving into His Word. And if you’re reading this, then you’re also alive and seeking Him, which makes us all right in His eyes. Now here’s a quote from my ‘P.S. I LOVE YOU’ poster that hits the nail on the head. ‘You’ll learn more about a road by travelling it than by consulting all the maps in the world.’ And that’s the gospel truth my people! Others can certainly give you good information about it, but there’s nothing like travelling it yourself. And yuh know what Friends? That particular statement also pertains to following the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Anybody can tell you about our great, powerful, merciful, generous, kind and ever-LOVING God, but until you actually check Him out and get to know Him for yourself, you’ll never realize just how wonderful He is. And in the background I heard a loud and hearty ‘Amen!’ from all those who know Him. That’s why Bruh David could say with such authority: ‘The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.’ He personally experienced the goodness and grace of our heavenly Father. And so have all of us who believe and put our faith and trust in Him. Whenever you get into a right relationship with the Most High God Jehovah, your whole life changes for the better; you become a new person. And although you still have problems, you don’t whimper, cry and worry as much, because you have the Good Shepherd, Jesus looking after you. That makes you stronger and better able to bear your burdens. Yesterday we saw the duties of a shepherd; basically to care, comfort and control the brainless animals. Now many of us human animals are brain dead, so we too need a higher power to take care of us. Today we’ll look at the second half of that unique, exciting, encouraging and unparalleled statement: ‘I shall not want.’ Now just like the shepherd seeks the sheep’s safety and care by keeping them out of harms way, our God keeps us safe and provides all our necessities. It’s unfortunate that Bruh David used the word ‘want’ in the Bit instead of ‘need’ because in these times of greed, envy and jealousy, we’ve become such a ‘wanty-wanty’ society. We want everything we see, or everything somebody else has, but that’s never been the Lord’s intention. What He intends is that we shall never need or lack for anything that’s important to our well-being when we sincerely look to Him. And here I’m also talking from experience. You might not get rich, as well as you might, but once you’ve learned to wait on His timing and don’t get greedy and ‘gravalicious’ then you’ll be fine, all your needs will be met. As Bruh David said with full confidence: ‘I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed (descendants) begging bread. He is ever merciful (merciful all the day), and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.’ (Ps.37:25-26) Bruh Paul also substantiated that by telling the Corinthians: ‘And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.’ (2 Cor.9:8) Oh my people, there are so many examples of the Lord looking after the righteous that there should be no room for doubt in your minds. There’s Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the three Bruhs; Joseph, David and Pablo, then Daniel, Job and Joshua, and a host of others, including Jesus Himself. Their lives weren’t always easy, but in the long run, they all felt the LOVING and caring hand of the Father. So my question today Friends, is what’s stopping you from embracing the Lord God as your caretaker eh? Is it fear, disbelief, anxiety, lack of knowledge, bad experiences with other Christians? Whatever it is, there’s only one way to find out for yourself, and that’s to take the fateful plunge. Believe me, you won’t regret it! You’ll see such a miraculous change in your life once you truly get settled with Jesus, that you’ll ask yourself why you waited so long to embrace Him as your ONE and ONLY. And as we said before, you can only know what a road’s really like by travelling it yourself. So please my Friends, please accept Jesus’ offer to travel His straight and narrow road TODAY! It will be the wisest and best decision you’ve ever made. And we’ll end with some more stirring and encouraging words from Bruh Paul to the Philippians: ‘But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen’ (Phil.4:19-20) Much LOVE my brethren!…Try Jesus…He’s always around…Try Jesus…He’ll never let you down…Try Jesus…He’s such a wonderful Friend…Try Jesus…Your heart He can mend…Try Jesus…I have no regrets…cause Jesus never failed me yet…
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