Psalm 23:4.5 Safety and a Banquet
“Even when the way goes through Death Valley, I’m not afraid when you walk at my side. Your trusty shepherd’s crook makes me feel secure. You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. You revive my drooping heart; my cup brims with blessings” (MSG).
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over” (NKJV).
I may have to walk through the “valley of the shadow of death,” but I will be fine because my Savior walks beside me. That’s right, the creator of the universe, the omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent One, walks beside me. I like to think that He holds my hand as we walk, and those who look on with evil intent in their minds recognize Him and decide to walk away. They have faced Him before and lost. They see His rod and His staff in His hands, and they have no desire to be beaten by those two formidable weapons again. I know that I, by myself, could be overwhelmed by these evil ones, but I also know that I am never alone. He walks beside me. After all, He is omnipresent. When He walks with me, even the shadows of death fade.
Not only does He walk beside me, but He provides a banquet, both spiritual and physical, for my enjoyment and revelation. Every physical and spiritual need I have is satisfied to the full. The love of God flows down over my head, and when I drink from His cup, it never gets empty. Some folks speak of the nectar of the gods, but this is the very nectar of God—the presence of the Holy Spirit. He serves me His love and the blessing of the Holy Spirit, and He expects me to share them with anyone and everyone. And when I do share them, not only is my cup refilled, it is refilled to overflowing.
What a fantastic blessing I have, one that is renewed every morning.
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