23 Sep Do Not be Troubled
Psalm 23:4 reads, “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil” (Psalm 23:4 KJV). God promises to come at an unexpected hour and take us from the gray world we know to the golden world we don’t. But since we don’t, we aren’t sure we want to go.
On the night before his own death, Jesus told his friends, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. …I will come back and take you to be with me…” (John 14:1,3 NCV).
The apostle Paul announced that “Death has been swallowed up in victory. …” (1 Corinthians 15:54-55 NIV).
The message is consistent. We do not know the hour. Nor do we know the circumstances. But an exit is scheduled for each one of us. Yet we need not fear the moment? Why? Because our Father is, well, he is our good Father.