You Can Learn Through Affliction

PRAY OVER THIS

“It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes.”

Psalm 119:71

 

PONDER THIS

In today’s Scripture, David said, “It is good for me that I have been afflicted.” Have you ever said that? Oh, God thank You for this sickness. Thank You for this suffering. Thank You for this adversity. Thank You for this problem. Thank You for this heartache. Thank You for this thing I’m going through. It takes a lot of faith to say it is good for me that I have been afflicted. And David said, “It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.” Did you know that affliction is sometimes the best teacher? We never see as clearly as when we see through eyes that have been washed through tears. When we get on our backs, it’s then that we begin to look up into the face of God. A sick bed can often teach more than a sermon.

How have you experienced the reality of learning faithfulness to God through suffering?

Who do you know who is suffering today?

PRACTICE THIS

Take action today in a specific way to encourage someone who is suffering.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers