God Promises He's All You Need

Psalms 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
 
LET’S view this well-known psalm from through the promise you shall not want – you will have all you need – when Jesus is your Good Shepherd.
 
From verse 2: God is all you need because Jesus makes you lie down in green pastures, he leads you beside quiet waters. Green is life, isn’t it? The Lord Jesus is life. He will not take you into a dry, brown pasture that lacks nourishing food. The Good Shepherd leads you to quiet waters. Sheep will  not drink from moving water. Jesus wants you by his clear teachings, so you can drink deeply of his truth. In Jesus you will have all you need to eat and drink of eternal life: John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” Follow Jesus. Be satisfied in your eternal life.
 
From verse 3 God is all you need when Jesus restores (your) soul to guide you in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Your sin-sick soul can only become well when you hunger and thirst for righteousness. Fervently pursue his truth, and he will fill you. (from Matthew 5:6) Walking on God’s righteous path honors the One who leads you.
 
From verse 4 God is all you need especially when you walk through the valley of the shadow of death. You will fear no evil, for the LORD is with you. His rod and his staff comfort you. The good shepherd protected his sheep even in the darkest valleys and most dangerous areas where predators awaited their vulnerable prey. With his rod – a straight, heavy stick – he fought attacking animals and thieves. His staff was to guide and aid individual sheep that may have fallen off the pathway. The sheep would pass under his staff at night, so the shepherd could count them. The Lord Jesus numbers you as his own. He is your sure defense against physical and emotional distress. His Word is his rod to turn Satan away. You have all you need for your soul’s eternal safety when you rely on Jesus strong, safe commands.
 
From verse 5 God is all you need because he lavishes you with his tender care. The psalmist celebrates, “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” The shepherd fed his sheep and cared for their health. Sometimes he put oil on their heads to remove insects or heal certain eye infections. The feast and the cup is an image of all-sufficient protection and tender care because we are helpless without him.
 
From verse 6 God gives all you need because surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of (your) life, and (you) will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. God has come in love to find you. He has come in the flesh to mercifully lead you home and to keep you in his home.
 
In Jesus, God promises you have all you need.