Psalm 23:4 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.
For David, the Lord is his shepherd, and he is His sheep. To know and believe this truth brings great comfort, safety and protection. The Good Shepherd is always with us, but we need to respond to this Gospel with faith so that we know it and we can rest in comfort.
Through the course of our life we often find ourselves in the valley of the shadow of death. The threat of death and the effects of death loom as a shadow over our life as we walk through this vale of tears. But alongside this ever present shadow is the stronger presence of Jesus, who promises to be with us always even unto the end of the age. With that promise of His Presence in us we will fear no evil. We do not need to worry about bad times nor be afraid of impending threats against body or soul, for the Shepherd is with us.
Romans 8:31, 35, 37: “If God is for us, who can be against us?….Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?….Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” We are in Christ and He is in us. What evil have we to fear?