As I sat in church 3 weeks ago, I began to write the 23rd Psalm in “my own version”.  The reason that I am releasing it 3 weeks late is because I am weak, and broken, and cowardly.  Lord, forgive me for my lack of faith.

Lord, let what I write today bring Honor and Praise to You.

Psalm 23

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,

3  he refreshes my soul.  He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.

4  Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5  You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.  You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6  Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

So here it is in my translation:

God watches over me.

And He provides for me in ALL situations.

He brings me Peace … and Rest … and Forgiveness.

Even when I screw up everything — He makes it so that I can be reinstated.

He makes me important so that, somehow, others can know that He is important.

And when I walk into an ambush, or bad health, or to meet with men who hate me—He STANDS LIKE A LION.  He protects with vicious loyalty.

And not only does He protect, He prepares a victory celebration AS IF I AM THE ONE who won the battle.  And that celebration is epic.  As I sit in awe of Him, He taunts, and punishes, those who would dare oppose Him or anyone who would stand with Him.

And He does this—all of this—every day.

So I tell you today.

Do Not Fear.

Walk in Confidence and Love and Victory.

The valley that you fear and the opponents who are daunting and the mountain that is unclimbable—

All Are Temporary.

God is preparing an eternal home

A protection for eternity

And a place with no tears, no pain, and no enemy.

It is a home that you will never, ever, want to leave.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J