An overwhelmed Job in the midst of his physical suffering & spiritual desolation lamented in Job 3:25-26, ” What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest but only turmoil.” Job had realized that trouble was a very real part of life & living in a very broken world amongst very broken people. Jesus even assured His disciples that trouble would follow them when He said, “In this world you will have trouble…” (John 16:33) So as we move into the new year, one thing that can be guaranteed is that we will have trouble, suffering, pain, and tribulation in some fashion….there’s no way around it. But also know that the Lord is there to protect, comfort, and save us from those troubles. Psalm 34 is full of reminders that when we cry out, God will deliver us out of all our troubles…and that is what we can take into the new year.
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