Even Though I Walk The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death, I Fear No Evil
We Have The Victory Over Death Through Christ Jesus
PSALM 23:4
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
”Psalms 23:4 NKJV
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Death is our ultimate enemy, we can struggle our way through all kinds of troubles; injuries, pain, sickness, and such as these, but we cannot overcome death, it creeps up on us all and tries to have the final word.
Thank God for Christ Jesus, who after paying our debt of sin on a cross, defeated death itself , when He was risen, and through His victory over death, we believers have a confident hope of eternal life. Not a life of pain or struggle, for all these things shall pass away, but a wonderful life with God forever (REVELATION 21:3-4).
Just like David, we believers today face an ever growing struggle of troubles and persecution, even life threatening situations as we walk with God. But like David, we have no reason to fear, for we can put our trust in Him. Fear is the opposite of faith like hot is the opposite of cold. Faith in Christ removes all fear, for He alone can walk us through death’s darkest valley and brings us safely to the other side. We can be confident that even in death, we are safe in His hands. So I have to ask, Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (ROMANS 8:33-39).
My beloved, Psalm 23 is one of the most encouraging Psalms in the Bible and it is well worth reading regularly. But don’t just read it in your mind, speak it out in the Spirit and receive comfort, peace, joy, and contentment in Christ Jesus, the Shepherd of your life.
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
