Thoughts for another day

May 6, 2013.

Today's verse: Ps. 23:4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

Every person who’s a Christian I presume reads the Psalms and also holds certain verses from the Psalms as their favorite, just as you and I do.  For me there’re many verses that pierce my heart and cry into my being as I read them and I hold them dearly in my heart.  Among them is the above verse which is among my all time favorites because of the sheer confidence in God that David displays in it and also for the awesome blessing that emanates from this Word of God.

All men, irrespective of who they are, have an experience of what is in the Word: ‘going through the valley of the shadow of death’ an experience, both painful, fraught with unsurety and dripping with cold sweat.   When you go through this, there’s tremendous pain and misery.  To survive one needs to dig deep into the reservoir of faith and stand steadfastly believing that God will deliver; for in this state, it’s only He who can. It’s a time when deep, dark shadows envelop the entire being and fear looms large as a gigantic cloak.  Every sense veers to doom and catastrophe and the feeling is that you’re all alone in the world and there’s nothing that’s going to save you.  Well, David had this kind of experience and the poor man, anointed as the future king of Israel, had no inkling as to what was to happen the next day, even the next moment. 

But did David succumb to the situation?  I can feel the intense trepidation in David as he grappled between life and death and I admire His resolve to trust that God would bring Him out of the situation; AND GOD DID.  With a heart full of confidence, David writes, that he fears no evil because GOD IS THERE.   My friend you too might be going through your own shadow of death experience.  Don’t give up; understand that the evil one is up to his tricks and the stakes are high.  With you too God is there,  right where you are; right now.  Hold on to God and believe me the victory you will get because of His being with you will be great.  Amen in Jesus’ Name.