What Does "I Shall Not Want" Really Mean? (Psalm 23:1)

Do you love God but still feel like something's missing? Psalm 23:1 says "I shall not want" — so why does it still feel like you lack? In this teaching, Pastor Wayne Kinde unpacks the Hebrew word behind "want" in Psalm 23:1 — chaser, meaning deficiency — to show what David actually meant when he called God his shepherd in the middle of running for his life. It isn't a promise that you'll get everything you want; it's a promise that you won't be deficient in God's character, His work, and His power in you. Wayne walks verse by verse through Psalm 23:2–6, showing how every "lack" the Psalm addresses — rest, guidance, righteousness, protection, identity, mercy — is met not with more stuff, but with more of God Himself. If this teaching reminded you that God Himself — not more stuff — is what you actually lack, your gift helps us bring that same reminder to someone else who needs to hear it today. Partner with Walk Through The Word Ministries: https://give.walkthroughtheword.org