Darkness can be one of the scariest things for a child, and it can be for most adults as well. I can remember my daughter wanting to have the light on even though we were in the room because she was afraid of the dark. We were there with her, but she was uncomfortable in the dark. I get it. It's just how some kids are. But even for us as adults, we get scared of the dark because our darkness is not necessarily being in a room without light but it's about our mental, emotional, and spiritual life.
And we get to that place where we are afraid, scared, anxious, and worried because even though we are not alone in our rooms, we are afraid because it's
dark. Husband is there, but it's dark, wife is there, but it's dark, children are there, but it's dark. Life can be downright cruel and unfair; we are in some of
the darkest times in the history of humanity, men's hearts are desperately wicked, and it's because of the darkness and fear that has come upon the land.
But there's comfort for the believers who have found themselves also living in the darkness; we are not exempt because we are in the world where it's dark,
but we are not of the world. I found comfort in this Psalm; David says, "Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil" In other words, I'm in the dark, and I'm not afraid. Why? The next part of the text tells us why it says, "For you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
The Lord promises that he will be with us, and that promise is not conditional; whether we are experiencing the best times of our lives or we are experiencing the worst and darkest times, God's promise remains steadfast; he is with us. We do not need to be afraid in the darkness of this world; David in this Psalm reminds us that we can be in the dark and not be afraid because we are not in it by ourselves, the devil is crafty, and he wants us to think we are alone when it's dark, but that's when the Lord is carrying us through. God is with you, and he will remain.
