Psalms 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort
me.
This
verse should both comfort and challenge Christians. “[C]omfort” comes because
we know that God is always with us. In
that “comfort” we have no fear as we know of God’s protection.
Our
greatest “challenge” is the “walk through the valley of
the shadow of death.” There is a
song entitled, “God Of The Mountain.” In the lyrics we are told that The God in
the valley is the same God on top of the mountain. (In “our walk through life,” many of us have
already experienced many valleys and many mountaintops.)
Psalms 27:2-5
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to
eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
(3) Though an host should encamp
against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this
will I be confident.
(4) One thing have I
desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of
the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to
enquire in his temple. (5) For in the time of trouble he shall hide me
in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set
me up upon a rock.
In
times like these, we feel there are those who want to destroy us. They are surrounding us (morally, physically,
and financially.) We do know, or should
know that “[H]e shall hide me [us] in
his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle.”
Our need is to desire “the LORD, that will I seek after” for His
protection in “the secret of his tabernacle.”
“Reader,
are you in a valley so deep, it seems you are drowning? Can you see a way out?” Sometimes we get in the “valley
of the shadow of death” by circumstances beyond our control, the death of a
loved one, a sudden impairment, or a sudden change in the economy. We may find (in hindsight) that we are the
one who put ourselves in the valley, (adultery, alcoholism, drugs, and anger,
just to name a few.) If you are in a
valley, regardless of the circumstance, you need to look up (from the valley
floor) for a friend.
Isaiah 41:10
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am
thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand of my righteousness.
God will strengthen you. He will help you. He will hold you up. If you have not called on Jesus as your
Saviour, this is the day. This is the
hour.
Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Do it now, not tomorrow. What if God calls you into eternity tonight? It will be too late. You must accept Jesus prior to eternity as The
Lake of Fire
Bro John R. E Chastain
Retired Pastor
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