Suffering & Affliction

The Weakened Christ Strengthened

Luke 22:43

… Kneel down and cry to your Father who is in Heaven, who is able to save you from death, who will prevent the trial from utterly destroying you …

Family Reformation—or, Jacob's Second Visit to Bethel

Genesis 35:1

… The chapter closes with the death of Rachel and so, perhaps, when we get nearest to God there may come another trial. The old tradition was that no …

Rest As a Test

Jeremiah 6:16

… Think, too, of his behavior under trying circumstances—what wonderful calmness he exhibited in times of trial! Before Nero, the cruel lion, on board ship when the vessel …

Jacob's Fear and Faith

Genesis 32:11

… Abraham had his trials and one great supreme trial, but, as a summary of his life, it is written, "The Lord had blessed Abraham in all things." And …

The Conditions Of Power In Prayer

1 John 3:22-24

… He may give you the bread of affliction and the water of affliction and make life bitter for you, but certainly He will not give you what your …

Precious Deaths

Psalm 116:15

… How could I know faith to be true faith if it would not stand a trial? The precious faith of God's elect is proved to be such …

Psalm 2

Psalm 2

… In a word, Hilary hath expressed it well: "Poena patientis, ira decernentis;" "Man's suffering is God's anger." When God inflicts such punishments as a king justly …

Peace—a Fact and a Feeling

Romans 5:1

… Therefore, before we can have peace with God we must be brought into court, hear the indictment against us and be put on our trial. When thus arraigned …

The Sinner's Refuge

Numbers 35:11

… It was not necessary that the manslayer should have any trial before a judge— his victim was dead and if the one who killed him was not put …

The Moral of a Miracle

Mark 11:22

… We shall be able to say to the mountains of trial, "Depart," as truly as we bade the fruitless fig tree, "be dried up." Rise, worm Jacob, and …

Wakeful and Watchful Eyes

Psalm 121:4

… Even the stout-hearted ones began to feel inward pangs of affliction, yet it was then that the Lord said, "It is even the time of Jacob's …

Sunshine in the Heart

Psalms 37:4

… God’s birds sing best in cages, and the praise of God comes better out of the mouth of the furnace of affliction than even from the top …

Hearing, Seeking, Finding

Psalm 132:6

… They cry to the mighty God of Jacob in their affliction and with their whole heart and soul they long to find Christ! David made a vow about …

Light in the Cloud

… The Lord aimed also at the trial of Job’s faith. Many weights were hung upon this palm-tree, but it still grew uprightly. The fire had been …

God of the Hills and God of the Valleys

1 Kings 20:28

… Do you really think, my Brothers and Sisters, that God cannot preserve His Church in the particular trial through which she is now passing? Is He the God …

Sermon 443. The Two Draughts Of Fishes

Luke 5:4

… The ministry is not meant for your dainty souls who would go delicately through this world without a trial, an offense, an insult, or a sneer. Such work …

How To Meet the Evils of the Age

… Consider the suffering and poverty which arise out of the waste of money involved in this vice, and the crime which is its inevitable result. The whole land …

His Name—The Everlasting Father

Isaiah 9:6

… He took our sicknesses and bore our sorrows, while death itself, the heaviest affliction, He has overcome, so that he that lives and believe in Him shall never …

Refuges of Lies and What Will Become of Them

Isaiah 28:17

… And hence our text describes the Lord as laying judgment to the line and righteousness to the plummet—that is to say, He makes a deliberate trial of …

'A Kind of First Fruits'

James 1:18

… His part! We can sing of His love tonight, His immutability, His long-suffering, His forgiving Grace—and every note in that song seems to say to us …

The Pastors’ College, 1861-1878 (Continued)

… There have been, during this period, times of great trial of my faith; but, after a season of straitness, never amounting to absolute want, the Lord has always …

Psalm 57

Psalm 57

… so the travail and affliction of this life temporal, in respect of the joys eternal in the world to come, bear not any proportion, but are to be …

God in Nature and in Revelation

Psalm 19:7-9

… the humble robes of our humanity! Coming to a life of sorrow and suffering, yet coming to it with joyous steps because He delighted to do the will …

The Ceremony of Laying the...

… This was a grievous affliction. At length in answer to many an earnest prayer, we were directed by the kindness of our heavenly Father to a piece of …

Faith First, Confession Following

Romans 10:10

… attained mercy, that in me, first, Jesus Christ might show forth all long-suffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on Him to life everlasting …

Early Criticisms and Slanders (Continued)

… Thou hast made him exceeding glad with Thy countenance.” But, at the time of their publication, what a grievous affliction these slanders were to me! My heart alternately …

'Trust in the Living God'

1 Timothy 4:10

… There can never come a time when He will be bowed down with age, or wearied with toil, or affected by suffering. "The living God" is the whole …

Psalm 135

Psalm 135

… the nearest description that words can give of the Lord's feeling towards his suffering servants is that he repents the evil which he inflicted upon them. He …

The Necessity of the Spirit’s Work

… The high and noble experience of a Christian in times of trial and suffering, proves that there must be the operation of the Spirit of God. But look …

Rivers Of Water In A Dry Place

Isaiah 32:2

… of His Character, the manifold excellencies of His offices, the merit of His suffering, the glory of His triumphs and the innumerable blessings which He bestows on the …

A Prayer for Everybody

Matthew 15:25

… awake at night? Have you counted the clock round in your seasons of suffering? Oh, then, I know that you will feel that this is a good prayer …

'Do I Love the Lord or Not?'

John 21:17

… Perhaps they will not be less confident in Christ when trial comes. They may be less confident in themselves and it is just possible that, though their voices …

God's Overtaking Mercy

Genesis 16:8

… or a hand to help! It was then, under those peculiar circumstances of trial and of sin commingled, that God met with her! I have been wondering in …

A Consistent Walk for Time to Come

Colossians 2:6

… could be there in any other way, we might have the honor of suffering and being made ashamed for His sake! And I think, Brothers and Sisters, though …

Self-Humbling

2 Chronicles 34:27

… Whether it is prayer or praise, whether it is work or suffering, the salt of humility cannot be used in excess. 1. But there are positive advantages connected …

High Doctrine

… Is he preserved in the midst of temptation true to his covenant, and does he stand in the day of trial firm to his Master—his integrity is …

Lovely, But Lacking

Mark 10:21

… He means the same kind of trial for you. Give up your idol. What is it? I pause. You may look, but I am sure that if you …

Divine Love and Its Gifts

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… not condemned," and you were enabled to see Jesus Christ as your Substitute suffering in your place—and you knew that your sins were forgiven for His name …

The Song of Songs

Isaiah 44:23

… No damage shall be sustained by our humanity; we shall come up out of the furnace of life's trial with not the smell of fire upon us …

'Who Is This?'

Matthew 21:10

… But you got alone with God in prayer and you saw Christ as suffering with you, standing in the furnace with you—and how happy and quiet your …