R. Scott Rodin:Not Lack Anything

... The Hebrew word for want is: אֶחְסָֽר. The root is defined as “to lack, need, be lacking, decrease.” Throughout Scripture, it is used to mean become empty (1), decreased (2), deprived (1), empty (1), lack or lacking (9), made lower (1), be in need (1), scarcity (1), want (3), withhold (1). Sound familiar?

... Here is the zinger. Preceding this powerful and descriptive term, David inserts a definitive לא, which negates the word immediately following it. The result is breathtaking.

David is saying that because the Lord is our Shepherd, we shall NOT be decreased, deprived, empty, lack anything, made lower, experience need, know scarcity, have want. Put positively, because the Lord is my Shepherd, I shall increase, have everything I need, be full, be satisfied, be lifted up, have abundance, be provided for, know no scarcity, be content.”

R. Scott Rodin in Enough: Finding Deep Contentment in an Anxious and Fearful World (Morgan James Faith: New York, 2026) 17.

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Psalm 23 contains the key to unlocking contentment. I hope you liked the Hebrew lesson from Rodin. I did!

I memorized this as a young boy, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want."

The negative language aims to get your attention. Don't miss the message or you will suffer perpetually slavery to the fear and scarcity mindset.

When the Lord is your Shepherd, you do not lack anything! But the truth is, billions of people do not know the Lord as their Shepherd.

So, as a result, they lack peace, freedom, joy, and contentment.

The fact that you do not lack anything when the Lord is your Shepherd is good news. Do you know any anyone who might benefit from hearing that good news?

If so, share this post with them. You have nothing to lose and they have everything to gain.

And, friend, if someone forwarded this post to you, I have a message for you.

I want to offer you a new way of living. In a world where you might feel like you don't have enough of anything, I want to point you to a life where you do not lack anything. You get to exchange your fears for faith, your problems for peace, and your emptiness with enough. It happens when surrender your life to Jesus.

Click here if you want to have a conversation to learn how to do that.