20/09/2025
Happy Sabbath everyone
After the Dark Valley
_You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings._
*Psalm 23:5, NLT*
TODAY’S WORD:
It’s interesting that David says that after you walk through the darkest valley with God, then He will prepare a feast for you in the presence of your enemies. You have to go through the loneliness, through the sickness, through the betrayal before you get that fresh anointing, that new beginning. You have to go through the job where you’re not being treated right, through the struggle, the lack, the debt, before you make it to where your cup runs over.
Too often we want the overflow but not the valley. In the dark valley is where we prove to God what we’re really made of. Can God trust you with more of His favor, with greater influence and more resources? You have to be faithful in the darkness, when things aren’t going your way. It may not be easy, but faith is trusting in God when life doesn’t make sense. He is working something in your life that can only be worked in the difficulties. Dare to believe that He’s blessing you even in the dark places.
*PRAYER FOR TODAY:*
*Father, thank You for this beautiful and blessed day. Father, thank You for Your goodness and faithfulness. Though life is not always good, You are always good. I thank You for loving me and for Your faithful provision. Though life has given me many reasons to sigh, You have given me more reasons to smile. Thank You that when I go through the dark valleys, seasons of struggle and pressure, that I have Your promise of a coming feast. Thank You that my cup will overflow with blessings. I believe that Your grace will bring me through to victory. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.