“This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.”
Psalm 119:50 ESV
There is only one who comforts us in all our afflictions
Let the steadfast love of Jesus Christ ever comfort me
When we are afflicted, it is for our comfort and salvation
If we share in his sufferings, he gifts us grace and mercy!
Because of my sin my outer self keeps wasting away
The days of affliction never cease to come to meet me
By the Holy Spirit my inner self is renewed day to day
Blessed is the God of all comfort, the Father of mercy!
My inward parts are never still but stay in constant turmoil
Afflicted in every way but not crushed or driven to despair
I seek forgiveness when I consider my affliction and trouble
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, constant in prayer!
Christ Jesus was betrayed, despised and rejected by men
He was a man of sorrows and acquainted with terrible grief
On that cruel tree our Redeemer bore in his body all our sins
And we esteemed him not, but by his wounds we are healed!
My present sufferings do not compare to the glory promised
I will rejoice in suffering knowing that it produces endurance
If persecuted I am not forsaken, if struck down not destroyed
Endurance produces character, hope and blessed assurance!
“For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,” (2 Corinthians 4:17 ESV)
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