Secure in the Dark

Secure in the Dark

Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me. —Psalm 23:4 NET A church friend of ours built a vacation home on a lovely lake in Maine. It’s a spectacular house designed to host friends and...
Secure in the Dark

Secure in God’s Leading

He guides me along right paths,    bringing honor to his name. —Psalm 23:3 NLT Some people are news junkies. They can tell you at any moment all that’s happening in the world and what they think about it. Though I love how technology connects me to faraway loved ones,...
Secure in the Dark

Secure Through Restoration

He restores my soul. –Psalm 23:3a ESV   SighNo moving nowWedged into this creviceBy an unexpected slip of the footSweat droplets form on my faceOh, for a drink—of anything Breathing becomes laboredHeart beats fasterLegs numbInternal systemsFlash their...
Secure in the Dark

Secure in Daily Supply

He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. –Psalm 23:2 ESV Tropical storm Henri visited our neighborhood yesterday. At one point, the eye of the storm was literally over our house, according to the weather map! It turns out that...
Secure in the Dark

Secure Because of the Shepherd

The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. –Psalm 23:1 NET When I first read the Bible as a child, I thought that the words “LORD” and “Lord” were just identical titles for God. For some reason (I figured in my young mind), God wanted to emphasize His title in the...