Comfort In Afflictions
“This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.” (Psalms 119:50)
Today’s Morsel: What is it about afflictions that cause some folks to crawl up into a fetal position or go into a dark room and desire to end it all. How is that afflictions seem to zap folks of their faith and belief in God? We must not see afflictions as a no way out or let’s end all. We must see them as a part of life that must be overcome and solved. Problems aren’t designed to destroy you. Problems are designed to educate you and teach you how to fix your own situations and difficulties that come into your life. They are part of life development and character building, so that you can help your children and others become overcomers. Notice what the psalmist says: “This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me” The word of God has the solution to all of life’s problems, disorders, and difficulties. That’s why it is a comfort to you. But you have to read it and use it to overcome. It teaches you how to be an overcomer. Paul told the church at Rome: “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” (Romans 15:4) Hope is found in God’s word because Jesus is the word made flesh. He said, I will not leave you comfortless. I will come unto you. John states, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” (John 14:26) Grab ahold of the word of God and stop fretting over the small stuff. Afflictions are to help you grow and multiply.
Sing: I have found a friend in Jesus, He’s everything to me, He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul; The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see all I need to cleanse and make me fully whole. In sorrow He’s my comfort, in trouble He’s my stay, He tells me to every care on Him to roll. He’s the Lily of the valley, the bright and morning Star, He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.
Thought For Today: “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” (Romans 8:11)
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