“The Lord is my Shepherd I. SHALL. LACK. NOTHING.” So begins Psalm 23. And so sums up today’s devotion. The questions which face me are 1) Is God enough? A: Yes. 2) Do I live that way? A: No. Not nearly as I should. I want to be a recipient of his grace, mercy and love…and I am…but I don’t always live as though I am. Way too often I find myself listening to the clamoring of the world, and even the clamoring of the church I serve, to hear the voice of God saying, “I am enough.” I need to remember Tripp’s words:

Ultimately, human rest is not found in measuring the size of my righteousness, strength, and wisdom against the size of what I’m facing. No, rest is found when I compare the size of what I’m facing to the person, presence, character, power, and grace of the One who is with me wherever I go.

God’s gift-His greatest gift– to me is Himself. It is not Jo (although I am extremely grateful for her). It is not the family. It is not OVCF. It is not my friends. I am extremely grateful for all of those. No. God’s greatest gift is Himself. Do I need anything more when I have Him? No. And I need to keep telling myself (talking to myself) that.

“Father, You are all I need. ALL. If I have you, I have need of nothing else. There is a song that says, ‘You’re all I want/You’re all I’ve ever needed/ You’re all I want/ Help me to know You are near.’ Amen”