Remember Job who came forth from his "innocent" suffering with a double portion blessing, a man who confessed "My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you." (Job 42:5);
Remember David, a man after God's own heart who faced "consequential" suffering because of his sin of adultery and murder, resulting in painful family tragedy, though God ultimately turned it all for good through His disciplinary mercy;
Remember Paul who considered his trials as "light and momentary" in his "refinement" suffering;
But most of all remember Asaph, the praise leader, who agonized over the wicked living their godless lives with apparent impunity, but in the end realized the truth when he entered the sanctuary of God, the very presence of God as Job had done.
In your trials and sufferings, remember;
1. ...that God is good, God is perfect;
2. ...to Gain God's perspective;
3. ...to Fix your eyes on eternity; and,
4. ...to Restrain from blurting out poor testimony of God's faithfulness.
May your testimony in your time of affliction be like that of Asaph, who not so much as understood the reasons for his afflictions, but had seen the living God who was the strength of his life and his portion forever.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace
-From July 30th Sunday 2:30 PM EM Service
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