Psalm 23:4 ‘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.’

DAILY READING; • Matthew 28; Deuteronomy 9-10; Job 8

John Mahony, a retired U.S. Army colonel was managing projects for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, on the morning of September 11, 2001.
Mahony was working on the 19th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center that morning.
Suddenly, the building jerked hard, throwing everyone off balance.
Mahony directed his co-workers to a stairway and headed down through what was quickly a haze of smoke and dust.
At that moment, his daily habit of saying the Lord’s Prayer bobbed to the surface of Mahony’s mind, providing a grillwork of stability in the midst of the writhing building.
As he stepped into that smoky stairway, the Lord’s Prayer ran through his mind; over and over and over: ‘Thy will be done.’
Prayer stabilized Mahony in the midst of the chaos.
With hundreds of others, Mahony and his office mates trudged downstairs through the smoky air, grateful that the lights and ventilation remained on.
As he walked down that stair, somewhere between the 12th floor and the 10th, he felt wrapped in warmth, and love, and comfort. In that smoky, wet stairway, in a burning building, surrounded by a thousand frightened people; he felt the wonder of God’s love and peace, and he knew that regardless of the physical outcome, everything would be all right.
Outside, he ran into what seemed like a scene from an post-apocalyptic movie: cars on fire, chunks of metal and glass in the street, lots of chaos, everywhere. He had just crossed the street to the far side when the sound of jet engines made him look up. The second jet collided with the second tower and he saw hundreds of bodies falling through the air because people above the crash chose to jump.
Then the first tower collapsed, and thousands of cement particles went into Mahony’s nose, eyes, and ears and down his shirt.
As Mahony was trapped on the south side of the building, the tip of Manhattan at Battery Park, all he could do was watch and pray.
As his prayers continued, Jesus seemed so close. Despite the horror of that day, Mahony reached a deeper sense of the abiding compassion of Jesus and the peace of God, even in the midst of death and destruction.
Finally he was able to escape from the mayhem of the collapsed towers and got to a place of safety. Out of all that transpired that tragic day, he learned a deep lesson about the priceless gift of having God’s Presence.

Survival is not about what is happening physically, but about where you are standing spiritually. When you abide with God, He will be your shelter and strength in the distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. [Isaiah 25:4].
Surely God is our ever present help at every time of need. He will keep you as the apple of His eye and hide you under the shadow of His wings. There will you make your refuge, until the calamities has passed.
When you spend time in seeking God, in times of trouble, He will never leave you nor forsake you. His ears will always be open to the cry of the righteous.
God is always faithful and arises for the deliverance of those who trust in Him. He will deliver, honor you and show you His salvation.
He is our solid anchor and divine security in a world that is full of uncertainties. The deeper our relationship with Him, the greater our assurance of deliverance from every storm. It doesn’t matter what may come against you, with God on your side, you will always overcome.
You can be walking through the valley of the shadow of death, but right in the midst of the chaos and confusion, God’s loving arms will surround you and protect you from harm. In every situation, what matters most is having God’s Presence around us. And one way to engage God’s Presence is through a lifestyle of praise.
Truly, God is worthy of our praise. God is the reason why we are still here today. Despite all the plans of the wicked to eliminate us, God’s will over our lives has prevailed. If it had not been for The Lord on our side where would we be? Indeed God has been faithful. And as we continue to praise Him, He will surely perfect all that concerns us in this season in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to continually offer to You the fruits of praise, indeed You have been good to me, You have done all things well, and I bless Your Holy Name forever.. .
QUOTE
Praise is proof that you believe God to do what He said, He would do in your life, – WORDBITE 201.

Shalom!

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