A valley is a narrow place usually found in the lowlands of a country. It is in the opposite position of a mountain. The valley is usually dark and can be full of uncertainties. It’s a very humbling place to walk and is not considered a place to hang out. You never know what to expect, or who or what might be hiding in the valley.
In the 23rd Psalms, King David spoke of the valley as the shadow of death. Although we would choose to avoid the valley, it is impossible because most of the time the streams and rivers are in the valley. Water is the one thing man and beast can’t live without. Water is what sustains us and keeps us alive and it is mostly found in low places. So, no matter how much we might enjoy being on the mountain top, eventually, we will have to go down to the valley for water.
Did you know you could become a champion giant killer in the valley? God will send you into a battle and before you know it you will be facing a giant. Why? To test your faith, to promote you one step closer to your destiny, to show you what you have acquired in those valley times. With God, you’re never alone and unequipped for any assignment He sends you on. David was on an assignment. He was going to an appointment scheduled by God. David was just taking a lunch to his brothers, but God was bringing him to the point of providence. The Army of Israel had been stranded in a valley for days, listening to the voice of Goliath, so God sent them a deliverer. David took five smooth stones from a stream to kill a giant in a valley.
Don't fear your journey to the valley, there is victory awaiting you! It’s by the water where we will be replenished, refreshed, restored, and renewed. Thank God for the valleys and for the water it houses. Thank God for the rivers, the brooks, and the streams.
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