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The 23rd Psalm is probably the most well known and most revered of all David’s Psalms. I remember when I was only a small child of five years old, repeating it after our teacher until we had all learned it by heart. It is still counted by me as one of the treasures which I learnt at school, and in times of stress and tribulation is a source of refuge and reassurance in God’s grace. It is a most beautiful song which welled up out of the faithfulness of King David’s heart, giving praise to the Lord.

Today  is always  the first day of the rest of our lives, and as we enter into  this  unknown territory, this unexplored realm in the darkness of our ignorance, it is well for us to take in our hands the lamp of faith and confidence in God’s grace which David so wonderfully portrayed in his 23rd Psalm.

David reassures us that the Lord is our shepherd who will care for our needs, calm us with still waters and restore our souls with His righteousness.

How marvelous are the words, “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.” These words show the spirit of the man who slew Goliath. Cowardice has no place in them. These are the words of a spiritual hero. Jesus said, “…the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force.” Matthew 11:12. This means that to struggle upwards towards God out of the tearfulness and evil which is in this world is not something for the timid and fainthearted. Courage, determination and perseverance are required. Even if we may not be big and strong in physique or worldly power we may strive after that inner strength and quality of the soul by which we shall overcome this world. One of our hymns tells us, “Not to the strong is the battle, not to the swift is the race, Yet to the true and the faithful, Victory is promised thro’ grace.” The Lord nurtures and feeds us, even in the presence of our enemies, so that our cup of joy and blessings runneth over and our enemies are powerless to do anything about it. Goodness and mercy shall be with us all the days of our lives and we shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Jesus came of the lineage of David and as Apostolic children of God, through the apostle teaching, we are of the lineage of our Lord Jesus, the Christ, and the same golden thread of God’s blessings and love, which  ran through David and Jesus, is extended to us, by the power of the Holy Spirit throughout the fabric of our Apostolic community.

“Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32).