Monday Morning Manna
Monday, September 13
Monday Morning Manna
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. Psalm 34:19
Psalm 34:19 says, ‘Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.’ Most of us reading this probably like that second part about deliverance, but my sermon is mostly about the first part, the many afflictions the righteous suffer. If you want a big idea before we begin, here it is: It’s not what happens to us that matters, it is the ‘who’ we are looking to and how we respond that makes the difference. Today I encourage you to keep focused on God through the pain because He will see you through.
When we’re in the middle of affliction, it’s difficult to find internal stability, let alone peace. This is when we draw for our sword – God’s Word. When we decide to dig into God’ Word we will discover it sooth our spirits, and connect us with the only source of help and rescue – God.
If you’re afflicted today, turn to God’s Word, and hold onto the things which are true. Sometimes we will face things for which there is no earthly explanation. We just don’t know, but in these moments we need to hold on, child of God, hold on and keep believing. Don’t quit. Don’t give up. Let God do his work in you. The greatest tragedy is to miss what God wants to teach us through our troubles.
May God bring us to the place where we can say what the psalmist said, “It was good for me to be afflicted that I might learn your decrees.”