Psalm 23: Day 4

Psalm 23: Day 4 of our 10-day devotional journey through the Psalms, you'll gain fresh insights and spiritual strength each morning.  This series encourages you to offer your shortcomings to God, trusting in His ability to turn them into sources of strength and glory. Whether you're a morning go-getter or a lover of the snooze button, these reflections aim to imbue your day with peace and purpose found in His Word. Join us for an enriching experience that promises to renew your spirit and ignite your faith

Chapters

• 0:19 Finding Peace in God's Provision
• 5:55 Abundant Comfort and Provision

Transcript

Julie: 0:19

Kia ora, and welcome to Whispers of Grace, a place for women to be encouraged by God's holy word. I'm your host, julie Colbeth, and I am overjoyed to dig into the Bible with you today. Hello, friends, today we are going to go through the iconic Psalm 23. This entire psalm shows a joyful life resulting from a deep trust in the Good Shepherd. He knows what we need in and out of season. We are most blessed and pleasing to him when we learn to relax into his provision in all things, through seasons of plenty and seasons of want, in times of pleasure and times of pain, and in the season of youth full of dreams flowing into a season of slowing and passing on wisdom. God is present. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in the paths of righteousness. For his namesake Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. No-transcript. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. Because the Lord oversees me. I know that I will not need anything. I strive to adjust my standards to the perspective that God brings into my life Under his leadership. I shall want for no good thing.

Julie: 2:38

Philippians 4.19 says he owns the cattle on a thousand hills. He is not needy or poor. His timing is perfect. He makes me to lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside the still waters, he provides for my needs so I can truly rest in the abundance that he has supplied.

Julie: 3:07

Romans 8, 28 says and we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good. To those who are called according to his purpose, he restores my soul. He restores my soul. He is the only one that can restore my soul from the plague of sin that daily ravages it. God knows my weakness and he tirelessly meets me in my mess. Psalm 103, 12-14 says as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear him, for he knows our frame. He remembers that we are dust. The compassion of God is boundless and unsearchable. Is boundless and unsearchable. He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. The goodness that flows from my life is a result of the grace of God towards me.

Julie: 4:18

Ephesians 2.10 says, for we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. My eyes can only see an uncertain future, but God has prepared good things for me to accomplish that will bring him glory. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. This world is broken and scary, but even when things are destroyed and taken, I do not have to fear. Nothing is greater than my God, who has promised to care for me. Even when my life is at its end, my soul rests secure in the arms of my gracious God. Isaiah 43.2 says the arms of my gracious God. Isaiah 43 2 says when you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned and the flame shall not consume you. Circumstances can never overwhelm my soul that stands secure in its maker. Your rod and your staff comfort me. Jehovah has the tools to bring correction and protect me from anything that comes against me. The Lord promises to lead me through all things.

Julie: 5:55

2 Corinthians 1, 3-4 says Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our afflictions, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted. By God, you prepare a table before me. In the presence of my enemies, I can safely enjoy the bounty that you provide with no fear of harm. I am so secure that I can enjoy a five-course meal on the battlefield. Psalm 20, verse 7, says Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will trust in the name of the Lord, our God. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. Sheep need to be anointed with oil to keep the flies away in the summer. My Comforter has anointed me for every kind of torment that I can imagine and has equipped me to do battle with the irritations of this world.

Julie: 7:10

John 14, 26 says but the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to remembrance all things that I have said to you. Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Mercy is being spared from the wrath that we deserve. Mercy is being spared from the wrath that we deserve. I am overwhelmed by the goodness and mercy that has been poured over my life as a result of Jesus Christ, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. My permanent state of being will be with the lover of my soul. I will reside in his presence forevermore. Glory and honor and praise to the savior of lost souls. I truly have all that I need. Thank you.