The
Lord
Is
Close
To The Brokenhearted;
Scripture
Psalm
34
Observation
Corrie
ten Boom and her sister Betsie during World War II were placed in a
Nazi Concentration Camp and right before her sister Betsie died she
said this to Corrie, "There is no pit so deep but that He is not
deeper still."
The
Bible tells us that “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he
rescues those whose spirits are crushed.”
If
you are going through a time of loss, if grief is almost more than
you can bear, I want you to know that our God understands and He
feels your pain. My God doesn't tell me not to cry, in fact, our
Heavenly Father says that He has saved all of our tears in a bottle
(Psalm 56:8).
Our
God has also shed tears, just read Luke 19:41 and John 11:34!
“Weeping
may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Psalm
30:5).
And when that morning comes, “death shall be no more, neither shall
there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore” (Revelation
21:4).
Let
me end this with one final quote from Corrie ten Boom, “When
a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw
away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.”
I
know some of you are going through a very difficult time right now …
don't jump off, don't give up … lets trust the Engineer!
Application
I
will do my best to be of help to those who are going through a time
of loss. How about you?
“Bear
one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
Galatians
6:2
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that as I write this blog that there are those that
may read this who are going through a very dark time. Help them as
they grieve. Give them Your strength as they go through this time of
loss. I know that You are close to them. Help them to realize it.
Bring people into their lives who will comfort them and minister to
them. Help them to hold on to all of Your promises.
Daily
Bible Reading: Isaiah 19,20,21; Hebrews 11; I added: Psalm 14, Psalm
34, Proverbs 14
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