NISAN 23
With Me
“… for You are WITH me …” (Ps 23:4, emphasis mine)
This is a statement that is fundamental –
and foundational - to our emunah, our
entire belief system, and one we need to accept as fact, as truth. We must KNOW
what we believe, whom we believe in, and know that our Elohim is incapable of telling a lie (see 1Sam
15:29). If He has said He will do something, then it is as good as
done.
When we look at the life of the author of
Psalm 23, we learn that David, the shepherd King, knew what he was talking
about. From his experiences as a youth
guarding the sheep, his battle with Goliath (see 1Sam 17), through his ‘hide
and seek’ time period with King Saul, and to his later battles while he himself
was King, David knew the presence of
his Creator. His emunah in the One that formed him had been tried and tested and
came forth as pure gold (Job 23:10; 1Pet 1:2).
When seasons of doubt attempt to overwhelm
us, all we need to do is look in the rear-view mirror. When we begin to recount the many times, the
many circumstances, the many situations that Yahweh our Elohim brought us
through, when He was walking right there with us, our vision will once more
readjust, and our emunah will once
again be strong. We have His Word on it.
“Be strong and
courageous, do not fear nor be afraid of them. For it is יהוה your Elohim who is going
with you. He does not fail you nor forsake you.” (Deu 31:6)
“For He Himself has said, “I shall never leave you nor forsake you …” (Heb 13:6)
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