The Lord Is My Sheperd

For the first night of this bible study, we will talk about the first sentence of the verse. The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. God can be called so many things, from Jehoviah, all the way down to "My Rock". In this Bible Verse, he is referred to as "My Shepherd". What does this mean to you? To me, it means that he protects us from harm, like a Shepherd protects his sheep from wolves. God is the Shepherd, Christians are the sheep, and sin are the wolves. He protects us from sin. But what does it mean "I shall not want"? Why would you not want a guardian to protect you from danger? This to me, means that he is so great and full of mercy that we sometimes tend to believe we are not good enough to be loved by someone so magnificent. We tend to believe that he is only there for the righteous who follow his footsteps daily. But, Jesus came to the world to save the sinners, not those who were already righteous. We sin a lot!! Though God is there to protect us from most danger, he still leaves us in control of our lives. We have the ability to think for ourselves and know if something is right our wrong. I think we don't want God to be our protection because we are afraid of hurting him and doing something wrong. We are afraid they we will be hurt and we will begin to think that God is not there. You may sometimes feel as though God has abandoned you. But he hasn't. The first sentence of this psalm will always be true. He will always be our Shepherd and we, the sheep. He will always love us and take care of us no matter what dilemma we are faced with. In conclusion, this sentence tells us that when we feel that there is no one around to help us and we feel all alone, remember God is there to be our strength and protection. For, he is our Shepherd we shall not want. Tell me your thoughts on this idea of go being our "Shepherd". What do you think?