Comfort For Believers (Psalm 23)

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want.
He leads me beside still waters; He calms my soul.
He guides me in righteous paths for His name's sake.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil, for He is with me.
His rod and His staff comfort me.
He prepares a table before me
In the presence of my enemies.
He anoints my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Surely, goodness and mercy will accompany me
All the days of my life,
And I will dwell with Him forever!

Well, this no sonnet, but is a beautiful poem from the Bible; it is the 23rd Psalm, an old hymn written by King David 1000 years before Christ was born. It may seem a little strange to modern day computer buffs, for the believer/author begins as a sheep tended by a wonderful, caring shepherd.
It is a favorite scripture for most Christians, and it depicts clearly the comfort we share as children of God. You may wonder at the latter phrase, 'children of God', because it sounds presumptuous for me to claim to be a member of God's progeny; no, it's not, because through His grace the believer becomes the spritual brother of Jesus Christ and a joint-heir with Him of the eternal Kingdom of God.

"For if you live according to your sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. ... The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children [of God], then we are heirs---heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ..." (Romans 8:13-14, 16) [brackets added]

Wow! To become a child of God, you must decide to become a Christian. You can; anybody can; it's a matter of the sincerity of your belief in Jesus as the Son of God. God alone can read a person's heart, and on Judgment Day or before, He is going to examine yours, not that He doesn't know it like the 'back of His hand' already. That doesn't matter now; it is the only thing that does matter at the time of your death. Putting this decision off is dangerous; you could die in the next minute, day, or month. Then it will be too late for you to accept this inheritance. It's like you know for certain that if you buy a lottery ticket right now, you will win a huge sum; but you keep putting it off.
Anybody living without God is, well, st... foolish!