Daily Devotional For Tuesday Thought with Total Apex Media | September 9, 2025
It’s time for Tuesday’s daily devotion. We’re taking a deep dive into a very familiar psalm of David. It’s probably the most recognized of all the 150 psalms. It’s Psalm 23. We won’t look at the entire psalm, but we’ll concentrate on the 1st verse. David is well-known as a shepherd boy tending Jesse, his father’s flocks. As he went about his day, he played his lyre and sang songs in praise to the God of Israel.
David enjoyed close fellowship with God. Blessed with skill and might, he vigently watched over the sheep. As their protector, he killed a lion and a bear with his bare hands. God raised David to be king and used him to institute praise and worship in the temple. David is a type of Christ because he operated in the roles of shepherd, priest, and king.
Psalm 23 is a prophetic Psalm that reveals the Great Shepherd, Jesus Christ. In today’s daily devotion, see Christ as your Shepherd, the one who cares for you and watches over you.
The Good Shepherd
David opens Psalm 23 by declaring, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” Notice how personal David makes his declaration. He uses first-person pronouns throughout this psalm, emphasizing his close relationship with God. He could have said “our Shepherd,” or “the Shepherd,” but David expresses an intimate, personal relationship with the Lord.
In John 10:11, Jesus proclaimed, “I am the Good Shepherd.” Not only is the Lord our Shepherd, but our “Good” Shepherd. Nothing but good flows from Him. Psalm 100 says,  “For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.” In this daily devotion, extol the Lord for His goodness.
As our Shepherd, He watches over us, providing for us and protecting us. And His goodness extends to us forever. Is He your Good Shepherd? Take a moment to praise Him for being the Good Shepherd who watches over your soul.
He is Lord
David calls Him Lord, not because He is the Lord of Life or the Covenant God of Israel. He calls him Lord because He is Lord of “his” life. It’s not enough to call Christ Lord; He must be Lord of “your” life. You must know him intimately, like David did. David had a lot of time to fellowship with the Lord. He stayed mostly in the fields overseeing the sheep.
David took advantage of this quiet, alone time to commune with God. While the sheep were grazing and roaming the pastureland, David was talking to God. Although he kept a watchful eye on the sheep, He turned his attention to the God of heaven. You don’t have to be in a church setting or a special place in your home. You can talk to God anywhere and at any time.
Turn any location into a place of praise and worship. David says in Psalms 34, “I will bless the Lord at all times.” He goes on to say that God’s praises will continuously flow from his mouth. Make up your mind in today’s daily devotion that you will forever give praise and magnify the Lord.
Have No Lack
After acknowledging the Lord as His Shepherd and Lord, David boldly announces, “I shall not want.” David confesses that God Almighty supplies his needs. Jesus is the express image of the Father; He said to His disciples in John 13:13: “Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.” Jesus confirms His Lordship. And David prophetically sees Him as Lord.
Paul declares in Philippians 4:19 that God supplies all our needs according to His riches in glory. There is no limit to the abundance God has. The earth is the Lord and its fullness. Everything belongs to Him. The Lord needs no handouts. He is the Ruler of Heaven and Earth.
When we serve the Lord, we have no lack. Instead, we have His promise. There is no lack in God’s kingdom. There is power and the blessings of God. So, live in expectancy. Expect the Lord to meet your needs. And thank Him for it in today’s daily devotion.
Final Thoughts
This dynamic psalm begins with David prophetically seeing Jesus as the Good Shepherd. Jesus became God in the flesh and dwelt among His people. As God, He is our Provider and Protector. As our Shepherd, He watches over us. As David did, lift your voice in praise to the One in Whom we have a full supply.
This is good news about the Good Shepherd. Proclaim the Lord is “my” Shepherd, and “I” have no lack. In this daily devotion, see Him as everything you need.
