Psalm 23:3-4
3 He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
4 Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
These verses are a wonderful promise of God to those walk with Him.
1. He renews their strength.
- Walking is an exercise. Therefore, there are times we may lose strength and give up. But God himself promised those who walk with Him that He will renew their strength. In other translation, He will restore their soul.
There are times that it seems we lose all strength in walking with God. I have found out that it is the time that we must come to God and ask Him to renew our strength. God knows that we will feel tired and powerless and weak. That's why, He gave us this promise, "I will renew your strength". As a matter of fact, it's not a future tense! It's a present tense. The Bible says, "He renews my strength". Therefore, God is already renewing our strength as we walk closely to Him day by day. As we seek Him through prayer and His Word, He also is starting to empower us on the inside.
That's why, daily devotions is very essential in our Christian life since through it we are empowered by God. And if we miss our quite time with God, we also miss the empowerment of God in our lives.
2. He guides me along the right paths.
- The promise in this verse is totally different from the other one. If God renews us when we seek Him in our daily quiet time. There is another thing God does when we seek Him. He guides us!
The Lord guides us to the path of righteousness. He guides us to the right path! As we seek God and walk with Him, Satan may try to give wrong road signs and there are a lot of times that we follow the signs that Satan is giving us.
Like for example, Satan tries to teach us that it is OK not to pray on a specific time since we can pray anytime. Such lie causes us not to set a specific time with the Lord. It causes us also to devalue our spending time with the Lord. It is very essential to set a specific time with the Lord as we walk with Him in our daily lives.
Guidance is the promise of God when we seek Him and as we walk with Him. Therefore, we will not be lost because our God is the one who guides us as long as we ask Him. And when the Lord guides us, the result of our every work will bring honor to His Name.
3. God is close beside us.
- In verse 4 the bible says,
"Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me."
There are times that the road seems so dark and we can't see where we are going. But the Lord promised us that even when we walk through the darkest valley or of the valley of death, we will not be afraid for God is with us. After of all the promise of renewing our strength and guiding us to the right path, the third promise He made is very personal and powerful. He promised us His very presence that He will be with us when life seems so dark and hopeless. He promised us that when you can't see any light around you; don't be afraid for I am just beside you. Even if you can't see, just take heart! For I am right beside you.
Such promise is very powerful and assuring that no one will ever separate us from God's love. When we seek Him even if our life seems so dark and the path that we are taking grows dim, still we must hold on to the promise of God that He will be right beside us during our darkest moments in life.
How wonderful it is to know the promises of God. How comforting it is and how assuring that we are loved by God and He wants us to walk closely with Him. He is our Hiding place! He is our good shepherd and in Him we have everything we need. We are so special for Him that He takes care of us everyday.
Walk with God and Let us stay close to Him!
3 He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
4 Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
These verses are a wonderful promise of God to those walk with Him.
1. He renews their strength.
- Walking is an exercise. Therefore, there are times we may lose strength and give up. But God himself promised those who walk with Him that He will renew their strength. In other translation, He will restore their soul.
There are times that it seems we lose all strength in walking with God. I have found out that it is the time that we must come to God and ask Him to renew our strength. God knows that we will feel tired and powerless and weak. That's why, He gave us this promise, "I will renew your strength". As a matter of fact, it's not a future tense! It's a present tense. The Bible says, "He renews my strength". Therefore, God is already renewing our strength as we walk closely to Him day by day. As we seek Him through prayer and His Word, He also is starting to empower us on the inside.
That's why, daily devotions is very essential in our Christian life since through it we are empowered by God. And if we miss our quite time with God, we also miss the empowerment of God in our lives.
2. He guides me along the right paths.
- The promise in this verse is totally different from the other one. If God renews us when we seek Him in our daily quiet time. There is another thing God does when we seek Him. He guides us!
The Lord guides us to the path of righteousness. He guides us to the right path! As we seek God and walk with Him, Satan may try to give wrong road signs and there are a lot of times that we follow the signs that Satan is giving us.
Like for example, Satan tries to teach us that it is OK not to pray on a specific time since we can pray anytime. Such lie causes us not to set a specific time with the Lord. It causes us also to devalue our spending time with the Lord. It is very essential to set a specific time with the Lord as we walk with Him in our daily lives.
Guidance is the promise of God when we seek Him and as we walk with Him. Therefore, we will not be lost because our God is the one who guides us as long as we ask Him. And when the Lord guides us, the result of our every work will bring honor to His Name.
3. God is close beside us.
- In verse 4 the bible says,
"Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me."
There are times that the road seems so dark and we can't see where we are going. But the Lord promised us that even when we walk through the darkest valley or of the valley of death, we will not be afraid for God is with us. After of all the promise of renewing our strength and guiding us to the right path, the third promise He made is very personal and powerful. He promised us His very presence that He will be with us when life seems so dark and hopeless. He promised us that when you can't see any light around you; don't be afraid for I am just beside you. Even if you can't see, just take heart! For I am right beside you.
Such promise is very powerful and assuring that no one will ever separate us from God's love. When we seek Him even if our life seems so dark and the path that we are taking grows dim, still we must hold on to the promise of God that He will be right beside us during our darkest moments in life.
How wonderful it is to know the promises of God. How comforting it is and how assuring that we are loved by God and He wants us to walk closely with Him. He is our Hiding place! He is our good shepherd and in Him we have everything we need. We are so special for Him that He takes care of us everyday.
Walk with God and Let us stay close to Him!
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