Never Alone

Psalm 23:1-4

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me” (Psalm 23:1-4).

Why the change from “he” to “you”? Because even though the Lord is with us every day, we don’t always feel His presence right beside us. But in the moment of death, we are not left alone. The Lord YESHUA comes for us and walks with us across the Great Divide.

Thank God, I do not have to walk through the valley of the shadow of death alone. For He comes, He enters the room, He stands by the bedside, He reaches down and takes my trembling hand, and He walks with me from this life into life eternal.

The Best Part of the 23rd Psalm

The best two words in Psalm 23 are two little words in verse 4: “You are with me.” The SHEPHERD is no longer up ahead leading the flock. The valley is too dark for that. Now He is walking with us, step by step, walking side by side reassuring His sheep by His calm presence.

If God is with us, we have nothing to fear.

Death casts a frightening shadow over all of life. Visit any hospital or nursing home and you will see the fear on the faces of the patients. Go to a funeral and watch the faces of the mourners. One reason we hate funerals is because we don’t want to face the truth of our own mortality.

We can struggle with many other enemies but we can’t struggle with death. The grim reaper wins every time.

We’ll all eventually go through the valley of the shadow of death. We need a guide to help us find our way through that land of darkness to the light on the other side. Where will we find a guide who can take us through that valley? We’ve got to find someone who’s been there before, who’s gone through Himself, who can take us by the hand and lead us where He’s already been.

The Guide We Need

Who can we get? Where can we find a guide like that? His name is YESHUA! He’s been there before. He knows the way through. He’s been to the light on the other side and He’ll come for us.

But thank God, we don’t walk through that valley alone. YESHUA will walk with us. He’ll lead us through to the other side.

Deep in my soul, I believe that the saints of God have nothing to fear in the moment of death. Though it may not be pleasant or painless, though it comes after long suffering or in a fiery crash, the moment itself will be filled with joy as the Lord himself escorts God’s children through the darkest valley of all. 

At that moment, all other guides must turn back. Only YESHUA Messiah can help us through. And HE does!

From “Keep Believing Ministries”