Walking into Dangerous Territory

Scripture Reading - Psalms 23 "The LORD is my shepherd ; I shall not want . He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever ."

As we travel along the path that Jesus Christ leads us on, we sometimes have to go through some places and trials that are not very pleasant for us to pass through. This morning I have been thinking about the last evening Jesus spent on this earth before He was taken captive. He very well knew what was in store for Him. I recall His asking Peter, James and John to pray and watch with Him while He prayed in the garden. I can almost see the drops of blood fall from His face as He was sweating in prayer before His passion was to begin. Jesus knew what He had to do to be able to proceed into this part of His life, He had to feel that intimacy with His Father. Although we are not facing crucifixion for the sins of the whole world, we at times are facing with walking into some very dangerous territory. We face cancer diagnosis' , sudden deaths, divorce, financial failure, ect. Walking into these areas is never comfortable, no one wants to do it. But, it may very well be the road we have to travel. We can take great comfort in the fact that Jesus Christ is our Shepherd. If we have trusted Him as our Lord and Savior we do not go through these areas alone. We can actually fear no evil because Jesus' rod and His staff comfort us, He is our protector, Our very lives lie in His hands. We need not only to love Him, we need to trust Him totally. He is trustworthy. He is loyal. He is all powerful. He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is with us on the start of these dangerous roads and He will be with us at the end of the road.

Be Blessed and Live in the NOW!!!