"Happiness IN Having The Lord"

Happiness in Having the Lord

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. . .. Psalm 23:4

Some situations in our lives can make us fearful, like a dark valley where danger and uncertainty lurk.

Maybe we’ve received a surprising medical report or a layoff notice. Maybe we’ve lost a dear loved one. Maybe our marriage is
falling apart. Or it could be any number of hard situations at once. What a blessing it is to have the Lord at our side in such times!

The psalmist did not fear because he knew the Lord was with him, always caring for him like a good shepherd.

He had enjoyed good and peaceful times in God’s presence, when all seemed to go well. And he trusted that the good shepherd would not abandon him in difficult times.

We can trust that God will never abandon us because his promise is not only to be with us here in this life but for all eternity.

Jesus’ sheep are happy because he is the good shepherd who has laid down his life for them and will never let them go.

He supplies all our needs. He protects us, his sheep, from evil. Even in the darkest valleys of life, Jesus’ sheep; we need not fear because our shepherd has defeated death.

Jesus has already taken away the sting of death—and now he offers us, free of charge, through faith, a happy and eternal life!

It is in the Lord, we always have peace, because he’s always with us. The certainty of his presence assures us that we are in his
omnipotent care. Amen