Breaking through the Valleys of the Shadow of Death

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

Psalm 23:1-6 KJV.

These are the psalms of David (king of Israel). Psalms are spiritual songs sung to glorify the King of Kings and Lord and LORDS (Jesus Christ). David operated in the kingship, priesthood, and prophetic office because he was a worshipper and a man after God’s heart.

Under the old covenant, Priests offered sacrifices (atonement of sin on behalf of the people) to God and burn incense upon the altar. The High Priest is the only one qualified to enter the holy of holies in the temple. The king ruled and led tribes in warfare, whiles the prophets/seers operated as God’s mouthpiece.

Under the old covenant, no one could operate in these three offices at the same time. Uzziah (king of Judah) tried to play the role of the priest by burning incense upon the altar. He stepped outside his office, and God became angry. Uzziah became leprous and died before his time because of his pride. His son Jotham reigned as the king.

I used these examples to make you understand that every leader has a role God has assigned to him. Acting outside, your task can be dangerous and suicidal. William Branham did the same thing. Kenneth Hagin warned him, but he ignored the prophecy. William Branham died in a car accident because of his pride. It happened to Jack Coe and many ministers of God.

We must understand that the psalms of David contain secret keys. Some of the psalms recorded by David are full of prophecies. It is our responsibility as Christians to ask the Holy Spirit to interpret the psalms to us.

Remember, Jesus Christ has made us kings and priest unto God in the new covenant. God has given us the Word and the Holy Spirit to enable us to walk in total freedom as kings and priest in His kingdom. God has given us our free will to rule ourselves through the leadership of the Holy Spirit and the Word. This makes us kings and priest in God’s kingdom.

Meditate on Psalm twenty-three because it is full of mysteries. Before I share with you some divine keys you can use to break through the valleys of the shadows of death recorded in psalm 23, kindly read the dream I had on April 25, 2020, around 1:00 am (midnight). This dream relates to psalm 23.  I have edited out some portions of the vision for some reasons.

In this dream, I found myself with a leader in a strange land. I told the leader I wanted to go home because I missed my direction. The leader decided to lead me. We climbed a mountain. The journey was adventurous and fearful.

I thought I knew the route of the trip. I realized that I knew nothing as he led me through the mountains and the valleys. I would have missed the road if I ventured the path alone. I would have failed or died on the way because the road was full of brutal and unimaginable battles.

We passed through many dark and strange valleys. I saw weird animals and people that looked like alligators and dragons. We got to a place, it was dark and looking at the mountain there was light on top of it.

The leader said we should take that mountain. I told him I was afraid. I saw in the vision we have climbed a new plateau and we were about to climb another hill. The leader said to me the first mountain we saw is Mountain Everest.

He told me that since I was afraid to choose that mountain, He chose for me Mountain Afadjato. I saw myself with the leader on top of the hill. We moved on to climb the next mountain. It looked like the first mountain we climbed was the mountain I said I was afraid to climb.

I saw myself with the leader walking on the mountain. It looked like we were crossing the mountain to the next destination. A new personality took the leadership position when we were climbing down to our new destination

As we were climbing down to the next town. I saw strange beings firing stones, fires and some deadly weapons at us. Some looked like half-humans, half lions and indescribable animals. From their waist down to their legs looked human beings. 

When they fired the missiles at us, the new leader who took me from the first leader counter attacked the arrows of the enemy. Miraculously, some powerful forces in the air will block the arrows from touching us.

The difference between the two leaders is that the first leader was introvert, action-driven, and a warrior type whiles the second leader was extrovert, patient, merciful and a defender. As we were climbing down the mountain, I was afraid that I may miss the steps and fall to the ground. I saw some strange beings make fun of me whiles the others rebuked me because they thought I was acting like a child.

The second leader held my hands and helped me climb down successfully. We got to a place and, in this place, it was full of battle; the leader had some weapons to fight our adversaries, so I was not afraid. The leader always protected me on the journey. I saw from a distance a bright light which meant we were near our destination. Suddenly I wake up from the bed.

My Interpretation of the dream: The two leaders I saw in the vision are God’s angels and symbols of spiritual leaders. The first leader I saw in the vision is the angel of goodness. The second leader is the angel of mercy.

The mountains and the valleys we passed through is the journey of Christians. Every Christian needs the assistance of the Holy Spirit (wisdom), God’s angels (spiritual protectors and defenders), and spiritual leaders in their spiritual life.

Walking alone in the Christian life and dangerous and suicidal. We need assistance from spiritual leaders who have walked the journey we are about to embark on because they have the experience to sharpen us and direct us. They know how to deal with the enemy that confronts us.

The strange animals and personalities I saw in the vision are symbols of demons, unbelievers and carnal Christians. They will project arrows to hinder and frustrate us. If you don’t have any spiritual covering, the darts can make you backslide. You may miss your path if you don’t have any spiritual backing and guidance from the Holy Spirit.

The Christian life is full of battles. We must always put on the whole armour of God and strengthen ourselves in the Lord because any time a Christian graduate in the spirit, there are special demons assigned to the Christian to make him backslide.

God is always ready to assist us when we call on Him in prayers. Humility is a priceless treasure in the spiritual realm, it makes the angels of God fight for us. Pride is a deadly weapon of the enemy; it opens the door for him to destroy us.

Don’t act as if you know it all because the Christian journey is full of battles. We can only make it to our destination if we humble ourselves, obeys the voice of the Holy Spirit and follow the footsteps of spiritual leaders who walk on the path of Jesus Christ.

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