Suffering & Affliction

The Happy Duty of Daily Praise

Psalm 114:1

… I have praised God while I was in a world of sin and suffering and when I was weighed down by a feeble body. And now that I …

God's Care of Elijah

1 Kings 17:4

… But perceive dear Friends, that though Elias was mighty in prayer, and could prevail with God, yet he did not therefore escape from suffering—no, his very prayer …

Psalm 73

Psalm 73

… When man is suffering most deeply within, he is pricked in his kidneys ("reins"). When fretting affliction overcomes him, his kidneys are cloven asunder (Job 16:13; compare …

Compassion on the Ignorant

Hebrews 5:2

… In your sickness I will talk with you. Because you are so dull in your own esteem, therefore I pity you and will take more care with you …

The Lion-slayer—the Giant-killer

1 Samuel 17:36

… It ought not to be! If our memories were more tenacious of the merciful visitations of our God, our faith would often be strengthened in times of trial …

A Last Look-Out

2 Timothy 4:6

… When he is dead, and gone from the post of service, the scene of suffering, the field of enterprise, on whom shall his mantle fall? He desires that …

Psalm 143

Psalm 143

… no man living even at this moment may dare to present himself for trial before the throne of the Great King on the footing of the law. This …

Renewing Strength

Isaiah 40:31

… This "patience" is, to the uttermost, desirable in a thousand matters, that we may endure affliction, persevere in holiness, continue in hope and abide in our integrity. Patience …

God's Providence

Ezekiel 1:15-19

… Again we are brought low through affliction and famine. A little while and another page is turned—and we are exalted to the heavens and can sing and …

The Fruit of the Spirit—Joy

Galatians 5:22

… to gather here! Those who have been most eminent in service and in suffering for Christ's sake have been of a triumphant spirit, dauntless because supported by …

The Backslider'S Way Hedged Up

Hosea 2:5-7

… O Backslider, is it not marvelous that God has not long ago stretched you upon a bed of sickness, when you consider how much you have brought dishonor …

'Here I Am!'

1 Samuel 3:4

… He has spoken through that beloved friend with whom you took sweet counsel, who was suddenly smitten with a death sickness and taken away from you. It might …

Craving the Best Things

1 Samuel 21:9

… If you look to Him bleeding, suffering, bearing the guilt of man, you are accepted, for looking to Jesus is a token off your being "accepted in the …

Lowly Service

Numbers 4:24-26

… How many others there are who have to bear the daily burden of pain! Oh, how many daughters of pain do I know, and sons of affliction—perhaps …

The Glory of Grace

Ephesians 1:6

… That trouble you are dreading may never come! That trial may never arrive, for Christ may come before the trial and we may be caught up to dwell …

Joyful Anticipation of the Second Advent

Luke 21:28-31

… God's long-suffering was displayed with Israel for centuries. The rebellious tribes had ample space for repentance. They had even been carried away into captivity and, by …

Sweet Stimulants for the Fainting Soul

Psalm 42:6

… unsympathetic man if he has never known a trial and has never had to pass through the furnace of affliction! I know that whenever God chooses a man …

Psalm 126

Psalm 126

… reward! Thou "sowest", perhaps, in "tears"; thou doest thy duty amidst persecution, and affliction, sickness, pain, and sorrow; you labour in the Church, and no account is made …

The Well-beloved's Vineyard

Isaiah 5:1

… Thus I might truly say that whatever our circumstances may be—whether we are poor or rich, in health or in affliction—each one of our cases has …

Dilemma and Deliverance

Psalm 9:10

… what shall I do with this house of sickness? Now, God has forsaken me. I shall never bear this trial.” Did you bear it? “Oh, yes,” say you …

Jesus—"All Blessing and All Blessed"

Psalm 72:17

… I may not be able to describe your personal trial, but I will take one as a specimen. Depression of spirits comes upon the man. He scarcely knows …

The Memorable Hymn

Matthew 26:30

… great trial and are afraid you will not be able to sing after it, then sing beforeit comes. Get your holy praise work done before affliction mars the …

Fifteen Years After!

Job 1:21

… And as for that substance of yours, which has almost melted away under the fiery trial to which it has been subjected, so that poverty seems, now, to …

Hidden Manna

Jeremiah 15:16

… The basis of faith’s joy lies deeper than the water-floods of affliction; no torrents of misery can remove the firm foundations of our peace. May our …

Out Of Egypt

Matthew 2:14

… that which seems hopeful, but ultimately turns out to be a great trial to them. Suffering is infinitely preferable to sinning. The Lord may, therefore, send us sorrow …

A Simple Remedy

Isaiah 53:5

… Everywhere, at this present hour, we meet with some form or other of sickness. No place, however healthful, is free from disease. As for moral disease, it is …

The Living Care of the Dying Christ

John 18:8

… Brothers and Sisters, the Lord Jesus Christ can shelter us from sickness and from every kind of bodily affliction until we are fit to bear it. And He …

Psalm 18

Psalm 18

… But oh, what mercy was there in it all, and what honey of goodness was extracted by our Lord out of this lion of affliction! Surely God hath …

Good Works In Good Company

Solomon 7:11-13

… Live near to Jesus and the glowing coals of the furnace cannot consume you, nor the chill blasts of wintry affliction destroy you. Living near to Jesus you …

A Sermon on a Grand Old Text

1 Timothy 1:15

… As it was a suffering world, He bore our sickness. As it was a dying world, He died—and as it was a guilty world, He died the …

A Pastoral Letter Accompanying Sermon 221

… The tone of your supplications during my affliction has been to me beyond measure grateful. I rejoice that ye have with humble submission kissed the rod; not impatiently …

The Snare of the Fowler

Psalm 91:3

… The mother’s heart was pierced with the affliction, and she wept and murmured against the providence of God. Soon afterwards, her only daughter, a blooming girl of …

The Christian's Service and Honor

John 12:26

… And, moreover, when our suffering does not spring from our enemies, but when God, Himself, lays us on the bed of affliction, we honor Him when, worn with …

The Lion and the Bear—Trophies Hung Up

1 Samuel 17:36

… If a sharp trial should come to them, upon what experience could they fall back? They are soldiers who have never smelt powder! Warriors who faint at the …

Delight in the Almighty

Job 22:26

… It never entered their mind that so terrible a sickness and such a list of dreadful calamities could have befallen any man except as a punishment for special …

The Memorable Hymn

… great trial, and are afraid you will not be able to sing after it, then sing before it comes. Get your holy praise-work done before affliction mars …

Temptations On The Pinnacle

Matthew 4:5-7

… The diamond of Divine promise never glistens so brightly as when it is placed in the setting of personal trial and experience. And the gold of sacred Truth …

A Cure For Care

1 Peter 5:7

… But you can say, "Cast your trial upon God." Use your most earnest endeavors, humble yourself under the mighty hand of God. If you cannot do one thing …

Moses' Decision

Hebrews 11:24

… He espoused abounding trial, "choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God." And he espoused poverty for he, "esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than …

Filling the Empty Vessels

Philippians 4:19

… You had great patience under your last trial. Yes, but old patience is stale stuff. You must grow more of that sweet herb in your garden, for the …