Piling Up Glory

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Those who are sick can get strength and comfort from this passage in Psalm 41:33The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. (Psalm 41:3): "The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness." The Hebrew indicates, "Thou turnest or changest his bed in his sickness."
This is most wonderful! God takes a personal interest in His sick saints! He whispers words of comfort to them, and in many ways makes their "bed" of suffering, whereon they are languishing, easier to lie on. He not only eases the pain, but He assures His children who are enduring affliction that their "light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for [them] a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." 2 Cor. 4:1717For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; (2 Corinthians 4:17). Be encouraged, dear suffering saint, your affliction, if faithfully endured for His glory, is actually working for you-piling up GLORY!
To get the needed strength day by day in the time of testing, it is necessary that we "look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." 2 Cor. 4:1818While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:18).