Today’s Encouragement is, “O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will be gracious if you ask for help. He will surely respond to the sound of your cries. Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to teach you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes. Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, ‘This is the way you should go,’ whether to the right or to the left.”
Still Be With You –
Notice the process, the progression in this passage:
Stop weeping
Ask for help
He will be gracious, and will respond
We will have adversity and suffering
He will still be with us
He will teach us
We will recognize Him as our teacher spiritually
We will hear Him spiritually
He will speak to us and show us the way
So often, when we have ‘adversity for food and suffering for drink’, when we experience the troubles and trials of this life… we ask, “Where’s God?” “Why is this all happening to me?” “What did I ever do to deserve this?” “What am I doing wrong?”
Jesus said, “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.” John 16:33b: so troubles, suffering, and pain are an inevitable reality here on earth.
Father God, help us keep looking to You for help, wisdom, and Your healing hand, even when our troubles linger longer than we want, trials press in on us, and we wonder if You have abandoned us. Help us pray, trust You, and remember that You are with us and have promised to show us the way.
I Am Not Alone
Kari Jobe
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