I SHALL NOT WANT

Today’s Text: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.(Philippians 4:19)

Today’s Thoughts: Today we’re going to take a look at the second part of Psalm 23:1: “I shall not want”. The meaning of the word “want” in this text means “lack”. As our Shepherd, God will supply all our needs and we will not lack anything. He owns everything, and out of that abundance He will provide. Our greatest need is Salvation, and that God will provide if we are willing to accept it. We will probably not receive everything that we desire, but God will bless us with everything that we need. He is our Shepherd and He cares about His sheep.

Today’s Testimony: One year while visiting my dad in Cape Town I was looking for a new pair of shoes for church. The ones that I had at the time had definitely seen better days and were desperately needing to be replaced.
I’d looked at almost every shop where I usually buy shoes and found nothing that I liked. There was one shop that I wanted to look at, but every time I went to that shopping mall I forgot to look there. I finally found a pair at another shop where I don’t usually buy my shoes, but they didn’t have my size, so I had to find another branch. And then I kept forgetting to look in that shop because it wasn’t one that we usually shopped at.
I don’t usually forget things like that so much, but I believe God wanted me to see His hand once again and be blessed.
It was finally time to fly home. I had looked at other branches for the shoes, but every one that I remembered to look in either didn’t have the shoes or didn’t have the right size. But I wasn’t too worried. I figured that, back in Durban, I could simply ask my mom to take me to the nearest shopping mall with that shop, and pray that I find the shoes there.
My mom was coming to meet us at the airport in her car, and my step-dad was coming from work in his car. But when we arrived, our mom wasn’t there. Her car had broken down on the way to fetch us. My step-dad left us at the airport and went to find my mom. He towed her to the airport, they fetched us, and then he towed her back home and all was well… except for the fact that now she couldn’t take me to the mall.
I was really hoping to have my new shoes by the following weekend. My old ones were totally finished now. The Lord new that I needed new shoes, so He intervened.
Toni, my older sister, who will use any excuse to get to the mall, asked my mom to ask if my step-dad would come and fetch the two of us before he went to do the shopping that my mom couldn’t get to the shops to do. He said that he would, and I therefore got to go to the mall.
I went to look for my shoes, but that shop didn’t have them. I only had one more hope. I went to look in the shop that I kept forgetting to look in while in Cape Town. There was only one pair of shoes that I would wear, but I didn’t think they were all that grand. They didn’t look all that bad, it was just that they didn’t seem to “have my name written all over them”. But I had no other choice, and bought the shoes. It didn’t take me long to get used to their appearance and actually like them, and those shoes were the most comfortable church shoes I have ever had. God knows how to provide – He even knows how to choose shoes.
God knows what we want, but more than that He knows what we need. No matter what obstacles may seem to be getting in the way, there are no obstacles to God, He can provide no matter what. He can and will supply all our needs – we shall not want.

Today’s Task: Ask the Lord to provide for all your needs no matter what they are. They do not even have to be material needs, God can provide in so many other areas of our lives. Trust the Lord to supply all your needs. And don’t ever forget to thank Him for His providence.

Today’s Thanks: Lord I thank You that You have promised to supply all our needs. I thank You that we will never lack any need if You are our Shepherd. Lord help us to accept You as our Shepherd if we haven’t already. I thank You that You care about us and our needs so much. I love You Lord. Amen.