Bible Reading: Psalm 23
Key Verse: Verse 4 - “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
Key Words: Yea ,though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
Thought: I've never known of a shadow to hurt anyone.
When my wife and I were in Israel for the first time, our tour guide took us to the place known as the valley of the shadow of death. It is believed to be the place David had in mind when he wrote verse 4 of the 23rd Psalm.
Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse was one of America's great preachers. He lost his first wife to cancer when she was in her thirties. This left him with three children under the age of twelve. He chose to preach the funeral for his wife but wondered what he would say. His thoughts came together on the way to her funeral.
A large truck passed them on the road and cast a shadow over their car. He turned to his oldest daughter and asked, "Tell me, sweetheart, would you rather be run over by that truck or its shadow?" The broken little girl looked curiously at her father and said, "By the shadow, I guess. It can't hurt you."
The wise minister quietly told his three children, "Your mother has not been overrun by death, but by the shadow of death. That is nothing to fear." Although death usually feels like a truck running over your heart, in reality, the death of a believer can bring nothing more than a painful shadow. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me" (Psalm 23:4).
Dr. MIke Rouse
What to do:
✞Remember, a shadow may scare you but it can't hurt you.
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