Daily Devotions
God Shouts to Us in Our Pain
Reading for July 21st: Psalms 119:1-88
Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep your word.
Psalm 119:67
Most of the bills are paid... Career is humming along... Got a beautiful family... Got plenty of gadgets to play with... Got an active social life...
Life is good!
But something is missing. God is not in our life.
I had someone tell me that their son (who has not been faithful to the Lord for a couple of years now) told her that he didn't want to be bothered with a lot of preaching. He said his life was going well right now and he didn't want to hear about God.
Life is good but God is not in the picture?
So....
Buckle your seat-belt my friend because it is about to get bumpy! Mark it down... God's discipline is coming!
God loves you too much to allow you to enjoy a life of blissful indifference. God will shock you to get your attention and will humble you to win your heart back.
C.S. Lewis said that God whispers to us in our pleasure and shouts at us in our pain. He said pain is God's megaphone to rouse a sleeping world.
So if you're beginning to fall asleep at the wheel, get ready...
God is about to get your attention!
Father God, thank you for loving us enough to afflict us! Open our ears to receive and to keep your word.
