What is implied when David says that the LORD is his shepherd?
1. Sheep are dumb animals who rely totally on their shepherd for the necessities of life. 2. Sheep know their shepherd’s voice. 3. Sheep will follow that shepherd wherever he goes. 4. A good shepherd will risk his life for his sheep. B. David says, “I shall not want.” 1. David realized that as long as the LORD was his shepherd certain things would be provided for him. 2. A good shepherd provides for all the needs of his sheep. 3. What things would David “not want” as a follower of the LORD? II. I SHALL NOT WANT: FOR GUIDANCE (vv. 2-3). A. The LORD would guide David in such a way that his physical needs would be provided (v.2). 1. Don’t forget the circumstances in which David was living. 2. He was homeless. 3. He was being pursued by King Saul who was trying to kill him. 4. He described himself as a step away from death (1 Sam 20:3). “And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he
