Proof The Bible Is True

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me.” Psalm 23 has brought comfort to millions of people on their deathbeds as they have pondered the words of it.

 

When you get down to it, everything we need in life is found in this profound yet simple psalm. It contains the secret of a happy life, in which every need is supplied: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” (verse 1 NKJV). It contains the secret of a happy death, where every fear is removed: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me” (verse 4 NKJV). Lastly, it contains the secret of a happy eternity, when every desire is fulfilled: “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (verse 6 NKJV).

Christians do not have to fear death. Jesus has said in the book of Revelation, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death” (1:17–18 NKJV). He has gone before us. He has come back from the grave. And He has promised us life beyond this life as we know it on Earth.

 

God knows those who are his, as the Scriptures say (see 2 Timothy 2:19). Jesus said in John 10, “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand” (verse 28 NKJV).

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