Let us continue to look at Psalm 23 v4 ,last time we considered ,'The dark night of the soul',next we consider the words ,'I will fear no evil,for you are with me',I don't have to tell you that there is much evil in the world,and its all very frigheningt,with the result that many peoples hearts are failing them for fear. David who wrote these words,was faced with many fearful challenges,for a great deal part of his life,how did he cope? The answer is very simple his faith was in God, in Psalm 27 it begins ,'The Lord is my light and my salvation,whom shall I fear?,after all he says''The Lord is the stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid ''?.A little boy,as he lay in bed was very frightened because outside a violent storm was raging, and he began to cry,his father heard him crying,so he went into him,and took him in his arms,and the little boy said,Daddy I'm not afraid now because you are with me'.And that's what David is saying to God ,'I'm not afraid because you are with me.
'To this I hold,my shepherd will defend me,
Through the deepest valley He will lead me on.
The night has been won,and I shall overcome,
Yet not I ,but through Christ in me'
(Words M Farren/R Thompson/ J Robinson)
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