Worshipful Wednesday: The God of the Afflicted - Denise Pass
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Inspirational Thought of the day:
God chose to identify with the lowly and lifts them up.
Scripture:
Psalm 9:19-13
“The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. 11 Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds! 12 For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted. 13 Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death.”
Psalm 10:14
“But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.”
Psalm 10:17
“You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry.”
Have you ever felt like no one notices you? Or perhaps no one understands or knows the anguish of your soul? Silently you suffer, wondering if anyone cares? There is One Who knows – intimately – every worry or care that floods our minds, every burden we try to pretend is not there. Jesus.
Every slight you feel, pain you endure – none of it is hidden from God’s keen view. He longs for us to bring it to Him and lay it at His feet, but sometimes we think we can either bear the burden on our own or that he is not able to remove it from us.
it is not until we reflect on this God Who would choose to be counted as one of us – and not as a popular one of us, but as an afflicted one Himself, that we begin to see His ability to help us to do the same.
Joyfully He bore His cross. How can that be? Solely by the grace of God and the God Who helps us see past temporary burdens that can serve as stepping stones to be more like Him instead of enduring through some circumstance we regret. May we be counted worthy to walk through suffering for the glory of God and not our own.
More than the praise or sympathy from any created person, we have the empathy of the Creator Himself, Who has truly been there and is able to completely understand and enable us to walk the same road he did – with victory.
Lord, thank you for showing us how to walk through this lift filled with burdens and cares. Thank You for choosing to be afflicted, choosing to die for our sins so we could be saved. May our light and momentary troubles be seen as just they are – temporary afflictions that lead us closer to you.
