Title: Gratitude in Suffering / Psalm 119:67-71
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Gratitude in Suffering / Psalm 119:67-71
We live on this earth, and sometimes we experience happy and sad things for the rest of our lives. life like this
The most valuable thing is to always have a grateful heart for God. in today's text
If you look at it, it is recorded that the psalmist gave thanks during suffering. good times, happy times, wealth
When you need it, when you are healthy, when you succeed, when you pass, when you are praised, when you are exalted
You can. But true thanksgiving is giving thanks in the midst of suffering. Then the psalmist
As we pondered the Word about how we were able to be thankful even in the midst of hardship, we shared grace together.
I would like to
First, it is because we were able to go on the right path through suffering.
“Before I was afflicted, I went astray” (verse 67).
Everyone becomes a human when there is hardship. You become a person. All people are easy to misbehave
This is what the Bible tells us to do. There are times when I make a U-turn even while walking on the right road,
Sometimes he turns left, sometimes he turns right, sometimes he sits down and gets frustrated. But
Through suffering, those who sit down will stand up. The profound meaning of life through suffering
is to realize. Many people today wonder why I live, what makes me sweat.
I am living insensitively about the future-oriented life of where I am going now.
is. However, those who live by realizing the true meaning of life can be grateful even when they are happy,
Even if it is, you will be able to understand and give thanks to God's providence. We are especially good at everything
It is easy to go astray when we become successful, when we become successful, when we are rich and when we receive more glory than others. That
When we do this, God enables us to go on the right path through suffering. The psalmist suffers
I thank God for allowing me to go on the right path through him.
Second, it was because we were able to keep the word of God through suffering.
“Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word” (verse 67).
If we keep the word of God, God will surely be glorified and those who keep the word
He promised that God would prosper. It is God's will that people prosper
Believe that it is a gift and a law of God that is due to those who keep the word of God.
wish. According to Deuteronomy 8:1, "Be careful to do all the commands I am giving you today.
Then you will live and multiply.” If you keep the word and do it, you will prosper and prosper.
However, if you do not observe it, you will become weak and disorganized. The safest net for us humans
When is the liver? This is the moment to keep the word of God. Apart from the Word, enjoy all kinds of pleasures and entertainments.
Lethargy Anxiety and fear follow. But if you keep the word of God, you will be set free.
When I am suffering, I look back and see if there is anything I have not been able to keep the Word of God.
I hope you will repent and give thanks and keep the word. Then you will surely prosper
you will receive
Third, it is because through suffering, we earnestly sought God.
“You are good and do good; teach me your statutes” (verse 68).
So I began to seek God earnestly. Jonah sought God in the midst of suffering. "I get
I called to the LORD because of my troubles, and the LORD answered me, and I came out of the womb of Sheol.
I cried out, and you have heard my voice” (Jon 2:2).
Makes you look for it. God is the creator and ruler of heaven and earth.
So, as long as we meet that God right away and stay in him, we can do whatever we want.
You promised to make it happen. “If you abide in me and my words abide in you, what
Get whatever you want And it will be done for you.” (John 15:7) When we pray, we pray with thanksgiving.
(Philippians 4:6,7) In Amos 5:6, it says, "Seek the Lord, and you will live."
said. When suffering comes, think of it as an opportunity to seek God.
eagerly look for
Dear saints,
The psalmist was able to follow the right path through suffering and to keep the word of God,
Thinking of the fact that I had sought God earnestly, I gave thanks even in the midst of suffering. when trouble comes
Realizing that it is the providence of God that guides me on the right path without complaining or getting frustrated,
In the meantime, check if there are any failures to keep the word of God and study the word of God more thoroughly.
Many saints who are victorious while giving thanks to God, thinking that it is an opportunity to keep and seek God earnestly.
I bless you in the name of Jesus.