Even In The Valley

Have you ever heard the song by the Whisnants "Even In The Valley"? The chorus goes like this:

Even in the valley God is good
Even in the valley he is faithful and true
He carries his children through
Like he said he would
Even in the valley God is good

Sometimes we are placed in situations that are uncomfortable, we have to endure sickness, failures, losses, and many other tests and trials, but even in the middle of these situations, God is good. Since God has called me into the ministry to proclaim the Gospel I have preached a total of 4 sermons. One of these sermons was based upon Psalms 22. I have always went directly to Psalms 23 because it is one of my favorites. David had come to the realization that the Lord was his Shepherd and even though he had to walk through the valley, he could rest assured that the rod and the staff of his Shepherd would comfort him. Psalm 22 is a psalm of suffering, a psalm that happens "in the valley" but one particular verse stuck out at me and it can be found in Psalms 22 v3 "But You are holy". Holy means "perfect in goodness and righteousness", meaning right smack dab in the middle of our pain and sufferings God is still good! and He is still faithful and true and rest assured that He will carry His children through just like He said He would cause even in the valley God is Good!