Scripture Reading: Psalm 23
Focus Verse: 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.”
I have heard Psalm 23:4 quoted many times at funerals or to comfort someone who is on their deathbed. It’s a great verse, but is this really the correct use of the verse? Is that really how the Psalmist David meant it when he wrote it? David says, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.” He talks about walking. What could this mean?
I picture this verse being used by a soldier that is walking through enemy territory. He wants to keep walking. He wants to keep moving and he’s calling on the Lord as his Shepherd to get him through this situation.
Life takes us through valleys and over mountaintops. Would it be nice if we stayed on the mountaintops all the time? Here’s a quote from Greg Laurie, "Spiritual fruit doesn’t grow on mountaintops. It grows in valleys. And the real fruit and depth and character in your Christian life will not come through the good times. Instead, it will come from times of difficulty and suffering as you are being conformed into the image of Jesus Christ and are learning to completely trust Him.”
If you find yourself in a valley stay close to the Shepherd. He will never leave you and He will see you through to the other side.
I picture this verse being used by a soldier that is walking through enemy territory. He wants to keep walking. He wants to keep moving and he’s calling on the Lord as his Shepherd to get him through this situation.
Life takes us through valleys and over mountaintops. Would it be nice if we stayed on the mountaintops all the time? Here’s a quote from Greg Laurie, "Spiritual fruit doesn’t grow on mountaintops. It grows in valleys. And the real fruit and depth and character in your Christian life will not come through the good times. Instead, it will come from times of difficulty and suffering as you are being conformed into the image of Jesus Christ and are learning to completely trust Him.”
If you find yourself in a valley stay close to the Shepherd. He will never leave you and He will see you through to the other side.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
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