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Daily Archives: April 16, 2021

My Comfort in Suffering

16 Friday Apr 2021

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 119

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comfort, promises of God, Suffering

Today’s quote and prayer from the Psalms
Psalm 119_50Father God,
remove my brain slivers.
Forgive me for allowing wrong thoughts
and habits to fester.
I remember, LORD, your ancient laws,
and I find comfort in them.

Preserve my life.
Amen.

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The Best Brain-Sliver Remover

16 Friday Apr 2021

Posted by davidkitz in Psalm 119, Psalms

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God's promises, Psalm 119, repent, slivers

Reading: Psalm 119
ז Zayin
(Verses 49-56)
Remember your word to your servant,
for you have given me hope.
My comfort in my suffering is this:
Your promise preserves my life.
The arrogant mock me unmercifully,
but I do not turn from your law.
 I remember, L
ORD, your ancient laws,
and I find comfort in them.
Indignation grips me because of the wicked,
who have forsaken your law.
 Your decrees are the theme of my song
wherever I lodge.
 In the night, L
ORD, I remember your name,
that I may keep your law.
This has been my practice:
I obey your precepts
(NIV).*

2021-04-06

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Reflection
Raise your hand if you want a dose of suffering. There aren’t many volunteers when that question is asked. But in all seriousness, we do volunteer for suffering, if we believe there is a benefit.

As a youngster growing up on a farm, I remember getting a sliver in my finger. It took some convincing from my mother to allow her to dig it out with a needle. Once that sliver was gone, the suffering stopped almost immediately. A small dose of short term pain brought long-lasting relief.

There’s a similar principle at work in a statement from today’s reading. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.

It’s the promise of a better future that helps us endure suffering in the present. I’ll endure the suffering of surgery, if it comes with the promise of a pain-free future. But the LORD’s promises are on a grand scale. He doesn’t just preserve my life for the present; He promises to preserve it for eternity. That’s an enormous promise, but our God is far beyond enormous. How do you measure infinity?

Now let’s return to that sliver. You can’t walk through this life without picking up mental slivers—foreign objects that lodge in your mind. It could be an erotic picture, an emotional scar, or an errant thought that grows into a bad habit. Brain slivers aren’t easily removed. And yes, they fester and become infected. It isn’t long and they may begin to take over your whole thought pattern. You can try to remove them yourself, but Jesus is the best brain-sliver remover that I know. Go to him. A little repentant pain can bring eternal relief.

Response: Father God, remove my brain slivers. Forgive me for allowing wrong thoughts and habits to fester. I remember, LORD, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them. Preserve my life. Amen.

Your Turn: Are there brain slivers that have invaded your mind? Set your mind on God’s promise.

* New International Version, Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica

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