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Psalm 34:19
"Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all."
We need to remember that many are the afflictions of the righteous. We wish
that there were no afflictions, or maybe just a few. But this is the way is has
been for the saints throughout the ages. When we are in the midst of
afflictions, especially long term afflictions, we can begin to have doubts.
Does God care? Am I really a Christian? Does God really love me? There is
real comfort and assurance in these words: "Many are the afflictions of the
righteous."
You see, it is those God loves that He afflicts. He has shown great love and
grace by making us righteous in Christ. Then he conforms us to the image of
Christ. He works in our lives to purify us, and one of the ways He does that is
through afflictions. He weans us from self-confidence, love of ourselves and
the things of this world. Our afflictions are not enjoyable, but they are a
blessing. When we look back upon our afflictions and see God's hand and purpose
in sanctifying us, we will be able to say, "It is good for me that I have been
afflicted." (Psalm 119:70)
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