“Comfort in
Affliction”
Hosea
5:15 “Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek
Me.”
O
My people, has not My hand fashioned for you many signs and wonders? Have I not
ministered to you in miraculous ways? How is it you say therefore in your
heart, “I will turn again to human strength”? How often have I spoken to you
and never failed to keep My word? Will you not, then, trust Me now in this new
emergency, even as you have trusted Me in the past?
Your
need is greater this time, and so I have made the testing more acute. I strengthen
you in the furnace of affliction and purify your soul in the fires of pain.
Lean
hard upon Me, for I bring you through to new victories, and restoration shall
follow what seems now to be a wind of destruction.
Hold
fast to My hand, and rest in My love, for of this you may be very certain: My
love is unaltered; yes, I have you in My own intensive care. My concern for you
is deeper now than when things are normal.
Draw
upon the resources of My grace, and so shall you be equipped to communicate
peace and confidence to your dear ones. Heaven rejoices when you go through
trials with a singing spirit. Your Father’s heart is cheered when you endure
the test and do not question His mercy.
Be
like a beacon light. His own glorious radiance shall shine through you, and
Christ Himself will be revealed.
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