Today, I am reading and commenting on  Psalms 23-31.

Let’s see how this works:
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”
And why is that? Because, as the psalmist says in the next psalm, the earth and everything in it belongs to God so that He can give of it to whoever He wills.

“He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul.”
It is amazing how that works if we follow the advice which the psalmist gives in Psalm 26.  Do not socialize with deceitful people or associate with hypocrites.  Refuse the company of those who are doing evil.  Instead loudly praise God, telling others about the wonderful things He has done.

“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.”
The psalmist already showed how that works right there, but gives us some more on that in Psalm 27.  There he says that no one can frighten us when we rely on God’s light to illuminate our way, and make Him our stronghold.  What power can possibly threaten us when the Creator of all that is offers us His protection.

“Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,”

OK, the rest of what I want to write about today doesn’t really fit with that like the previous things did.  I will ask God to teach my His way and lead me in the path which leads straight to Him.  And I will ask God not to allow me to be put to shame when I brag about how great and powerful He is, when I brag that He can, and will, fix what is broken in their lives.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.