Suffering & Affliction

Alto and Bass

Luke 1:53

… No, a doctor does not go to heal the man who has no sickness—and Christ does not give His alms away to those who are not needy …

The Special Prayer Meeting

Acts 12:12

… they always be kept in a right condition and may not need his sickness as a stimulus to prayer! If Churches become slack in prayer, those whom they …

Making Light of Christ

Matthew 22:5

… they are better, and remind them of the vows they made in their sickness; “it is quite right, sir,” they say. And they say the same whatever you …

Manasseh

… You will remember that at a time of heavy sickness God promised him that he should have his life prolonged fifteen years. Three years after that event Manasseh …

Witnessing at the Cross

Luke 23:39-43

… Though he was dying a most horrible death by crucifixion, yet he confessed that he was suffering justly. "We indeed justly." He made his confession not only to …

Strange Things

Luke 5:26

… them who love God." They are made rich by poverty, made healthy by sickness, made strong by weakness, made alive by killing, made to go up by going …

A Promise and a Providence

Ezekiel 34:15

… pale in a storm? Who is he that quivers when but a little sickness gets hold upon him, and flies to the physician? Who is he that dares …

The Mighty Arm

Psalm 89:13

… And, Beloved, remember the Divine long-suffering. What a mighty arm of Grace it must have been which held back the anger of God while we were in …

The Nail in a Sure Place

Isaiah 22:23-25

… They have never been absent, except under sickness, from their regular place of worship. Good easy souls! Are these the boats upon which they hope to swim in …

The Blessing of the High Priest

Numbers 6:22-27

… He will bless us when sickness lays us low and when we come to die Jesus will bless us with dying Grace for dying moments—and hand us …

The Spiritual Resurrection

John 11:43

… What does all this mean? Why, it is the undoing of the wires of the cage and, in a little while, when sickness and pain have done their …

The Sea! the Sea! the Wide and Open Sea!

Psalm 95:5

… it on land, too! We have the best of it in health, in sickness, in death—and we shall have the best of it forever! God made the …

"Forever With The Lord"

1 Thessalonians 4:17

… Therefore, though sickness warns you of the near approach of death, be not in the least dismayed! Though pain and weariness should make your heart and flesh fail …

The Lord's Supper—a Remembrance Of Jesus

Luke 22:19

… In sickness, remember Him in His patience. When you are persecuted, remember Him in His gentleness. In holy service, remember Him with His burning zeal. In your times …

Christ's Great Mission

Matthew 20:28

… to bestow unsearchable riches—not to find specimens of health, but instances of sickness upon which the healing art of His Grace may operate—surely there is hope …

The Heart Perfumed

Romans 5:5

… That is the Christian's privilege and should be his constant position—believing that God loves him, resting confident that even under affliction's cross the love of …

Suffering Outside the Camp

Hebrews 13:12

… But mark, going outside the camp in itself is nothing—it is suffering outside the camp that is the great thing. Making myself different from everybody else is …

Safe Shelter

Psalm 91:4

… When the workshops are closed and the artisans, skilled to labor, seek a pauper's pittance at the gates of the union—or when the affliction falls upon …

Loving Advice for Anxious Seekers

James 1:5

… It is not at all an uncommon thing for the Lord to add to the inward scourgings of conscience the outward lashings of affliction. These double scourgings are …

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

… Its cheerfulness, in that it seems to exult under all kinds of violence and suffering. You roll it, and it is stronger next day; you mow it, and …

Harvest Men Needed

Matthew 9:37

… against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease." Matthew 9:37 , 38 ; 10:1 . THE circumstances under …

Good News for the Destitute

Psalm 102:17

… your unfitness that is your fitness! Your poverty fits you for alms, your sickness fits you for the physician, your being nothing fits you to have Christ made …

My Restorer

Psalm 23:3

… or will not submit to the Divine will, or have fallen into spiritual sickness—it is quite certain that all the mischief is occasioned by the loss of …

Freedom Through Christ's Blood

Zechariah 9:11

… But there comes a severe sickness, or deep depression of spirit. There comes a time when death has to be looked in the face and the sense of …

Christ the Destroyer of Death

1 Corinthians 15:26

… None of the mark of long and wearying sickness, none of the scars of martyrdom! Death shall not have left his mark upon them at all, except it …

The Hungry Filled, the Rich Emptied

Luke 1:53

… how precious that promise was, "You will make all his bed in his sickness"? You were laid aside both from the means of Grace and the cares of …

'A Song of My Beloved'

Solomon 2:16

… A shade of sadness is cast over your heart, possibly by affliction, certainly by the temporary absence of your Lord. So even while exclaiming, "My Beloved is mine …

Our Youth Renewed

Psalm 103:5

… they make our bad things good! I mean that they make our bitter affliction sweet and turn our trials into joys! He that gets Christ has such a …

God Comforting His People

Isaiah 49:13

… If you have ever felt the weight of your sin, you must acknowledge that there is no bodily affliction that is at all comparable to it. If you …

The Apple Tree in the Woods

Solomon 2:3

… enjoyed? Why, I know sick people who are far more happy in their sickness than worldlings are in their health! And I know poor men who are infinitely …

The Pleading of the Last Messenger

Mark 12:6-9

… In His long-suffering, He sent them Prophets one after another—Prophets who received unworthy treatment at their hands whenever they rebuked their sins. The Prophets were derided …

The Novelties of Divine Mercy

Lamentations 3:22

… valley of the shadow of death." Take heart even in the midst of affliction and chastisement, for the compassion of God is still to be seen! Moved by …

A Great Gospel for Great Sinners

1 Timothy 1:15-17

… In a great sinner like Paul he shows all his long-suffering, not little grains of it, nor portions of it, but all his longsuffering. Is Jesus Christ …

Prayer Certified Of Success

Luke 11:9-10

… Many a time in the hour of sickness and in the time of woe, God has heard the prayers of the unthankful and the evil. Do you think …

Jehovah-Shammah

Ezekiel 35:10

… You may have, some of you, to go to a bed of sickness, but remember I give you this for your cordial—"The Lord is there." It may …

Jesus and the Children

Mark 10:13-16

… Or suppose another mother had said, "My child has a pining sickness upon it. It is wasted to skin and bone. Permit me to bring my darling, that …

"Forever With The Lord"

Philippians 1:23

… No poverty there, no sickness there." He did not say, "We shall be better in character." He might have said it—there will be no sin, no depravity …

The Ravens' Cry

Psalm 147:9

… of the night, you heard the plaintive cry of a man expiring in sickness, unpitied in the streets, would you not arise and help him? I am sure …

A Catechism for the Proud

1 Corinthians 4:7

… As for the man's success—it is not only due to his industry, for sickness or accident might have made him unable to earn his bread, or …

Spots in Our Feats of Charity

… Was he not a member of the same body? Is not the whole body concerned in the sickness or sin of the meanest member? There should be a …