“Even when I walk through the darkest valley,[a]I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.” – Psalm 23: 4
LIKE many of us today, the author
of the psalms knew the reality of danger, the fear of death. I read today of a
couple who refuse to use our roads at night for fear of being waylaid and attacked;
I also read a warning not to park to close to cash-in-transit vehicles because
of the danger of crossfire at the next armed heist; and beware of strangers.
Fear rules. But the author of the psalms also saw the light and told God personally,
“I will not be afraid, for You are close beside me”. Faith is the opposite of fear, and if we also truly
believe that God is close beside us when we’re in dark times and places, we too
should declare it to Him. Tell Him that you trust that He is with you even in
the darkest valley, that your past is forgiven, that your future is safe in His
hands; that you are not in a trap, that He has freed you, cares for you and
will overcome any evil that lurks. Don’t be scared, be prepared, trust God.
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