Day: August 6, 2026

Psalms 23:1

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

David doesn’t write “the Lord is a shepherd” or “the Lord is our shepherd.” He writes “my shepherd.” This isn’t teaching that is recited from a distance. It’s a claim of a personal relationship

David had been a shepherd before he was a king. He understood what it meant to walk ahead of a flock, watching for danger, leading them to water, or carrying the weak ones when they couldn’t keep up. So when he wrote “The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want,” he wasn’t reaching for a good line. He was telling us what God was to him, and to us. Not a distant God, not managing from far off, but personal, present, and near.

So for you, when circumstances feel uncertain, when the pasture looks thin, this verse invites us to stop measuring contentment by what’s in front of us and start measuring it by who is walking beside us.

Prayer: Lord, teach me to find contentment not in what I have, but in who You are.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking. 

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.”

I remember Lilly. She grew up under an abusive mother, carrying wounds that never fully healed. Yet when her mother needed a home in her old age, it was not one of the favored sisters who took her in. It was Lilly who opened her door.

When asked how she could be so generous to someone who had treated her badly, Lilly said, “Because it’s not about her. It is about me.”

Her words have stayed with me. Thank you, Lilly, for your wisdom.

By the way, when God gave the Ten Commandments, honoring father and mother was among them. It’s a shame how often folks overlook it.

Prayer: Lord, help me honor others faithfully, not because they deserve it, but because I choose You.

I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.