I went to my church
website and listened to the sermon from last Sunday again. We had a guest
pastor preaching and there were some things said that were spoken too quickly
or in such a way that I didn’t understand. But those things I did understand
were so enriching that I had to listen to it again to see if I could hear the
other parts. He mentioned that the bible said many are the afflictions of the
righteous and the Lord delivers him from them all. The book I am reading on
Expository Listening explained that discerning what we are listening to is a
part of growth. If we hear someone preaching on something that he says is in
the bible, we should be verifying it to be truth. So, I did my research and
found the verse the pastor was referring to: Psalm 34:19. In looking over this
verse and highlighting it in my bible, I underlined the words “the Lord
delivers him”. I can’t think of how many health/medical issues have come up
over the past decade of my life. The Lord has delivered me from them all. I
wasn’t instantly healed but rather God was refining me in the process of the
healing with having more patience, gaining peace in the circumstance, being
kind, gentle and loving despite the hurts and pain and so many other aspects.
The whole point of the sermon was the truth of our hope in Christ and how we
need to focus on the blessing of Heaven awaiting us.
Psalm 34:19 A
righteous man may have troubles, but the
Lord delivers him from them all.
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