IF YOU'RE WORRIED, CHECK YOUR SHEPHERD !

Psalms 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

THIS OF COURSE IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN, FAMOUS, AND MOST QUOTED PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BIBLE.

MOST LEARN THIS ENTIRE PSALM AS CHILDREN FOR EASTER RECITALS AND PROGRAMS OF THAT NATURE.

MY FOCUS TODAY WILL BE ON WHATS NOT OVERTLY STATED, BUT IN THE COVERTLY OBVIOUS.

THOUGH MY PREVIOUS SENTENCE MAY APPEAR OXYMORONIC I BELIEVE IT WILL BE OBVIOUS BY THE END OF THIS ENTRY.

IN MY RECEIPT OF ILLUMINATION CONCERNING THIS PASSAGE, I REALIZED THAT IF WE ARE SHEPHERDED BY THE LORD AND INFORMED THAT WE SHALL NOT WANT, IT THEN STANDS TO REASON THAT WE ALSO SHALL NOT WORRY.

THOUGH THAT IS NOT BE FOUND WRITTEN ANYWHERE IN THE 23 PSALM IT IS DIRECTLY IMPLIED VIA THE NOT WANTING STATEMENT.


Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing;


TRUE STUDENTS OF GOD'S WORD REALIZE THAT IT SHOULD ALWAYS DOVETAIL WITH OTHER PASSAGES THAT SUPPORT, AND VALIDATE WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT.

THIS FIRST PASSAGE OF PHILIPPIANS 4:6 MORE ACCURATELY TRANSLATED WOULD READ "BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING", OR IN LAYMAN'S TERMINOLOGY "DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING".

ALL OF WHICH DOVETAILS PERFECTLY WITH THE UNWRITTEN IN THE 23 PSALMS.

IT CONTINUES THEN IN THE SAME VERSE, GOING ON TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO RECEIVE FROM GOD, ALL THAT IS NEEDED BY US.

IN CLOSING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE IS BASED ON FAITH, AS SO MANY OTHERS ARE.

WE MUST FIRST ACTUALLY BELIEVE IN THE WORD TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF THE WORD, THAT MY FRIEND IS FAITH.




2DAYS PROPHETIC ADMONITION:

WE MUST CEASE FROM SIMPLY READING AND QUOTING WELL KNOWN SCRIPTURES WITHOUT REAPING THE BENEFITS THAT ARE SOMETIMES HIDDEN IN THOSE PASSAGES.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST IF WE DO SAY THAT THE LORD IS OUR SHEPHERD THEN LETS RELAX IN OUR FAITH AND CONFIDENCE IN THE ALMIGHTY, BUT..........................................
IF YOU ARE AFRAID, NERVOUS, AND WORRIED YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR SHEPHERD!