JUST PASSING THROUGH!

JUST PASSING THROUGH!

Ps 84:5-6

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.

6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

          The Valley of Baca is the valley of mourning and weeping. In Judges 2:1-5 it was a place where the angel of the Lord pronounced certain judgments upon his people for their disobedience. They lifted up their voice and wept and named that place Bochim which means “the place of the weepers.”

          We may pass through one valley after another on our journey to our final destination but we will fear no evil because our shepherd is leading (Psalm 23). Even in the valley God provides for all our needs, protects us from our enemies and assures us of His tender care. It is in these valleys that we learn to trust Him and to love Him.

          Valleys are places of transition. We do not plan to stay in the valley. We are moving. We are on a journey. God opens for us wells and springs of refreshing. As we journey on we leave these wells for other travelers who will follow us through this place. Passing through “we make it a well, we fill the pools.”

          If you are going through a valley this morning please know that God has led you here and he has arranged for refreshment along the way. In this valley you will learn things you could have never learned on your mountain. As you begin to depart from this valley please leave a well for others who will surely follow.

John 16:33

33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.