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Comfort From the Bible
“This is my comfort in my affliction: for Thy Word hath quickened me” (Psalm 119:50).
During my recent illness, I was not able to read the Bible for myself due to the effects of the painkillers and medications I was taking. From this experience, I learned two things:
First: The importance of memorizing the Word of God and hiding it in our hearts while we are able and of sound mind and body. Like the Psalmist who said, “Thy Word have I hid in mine heart … I will not forget Thy Word” (Psalm 119:11, 16).
Second: I learned what it means when it speaks of the “comfort of the Scriptures” (Romans 15:4). Every portion that someone read to me, every text, email, and card with a verse from the Bible meant a great deal. I had always been the person reading the Bible to someone else who was going through a tough time, but with the role reversed, I realized what power there is in the living Word of God.
Is someone you know sick or going through a difficult time in his or her life? Take some time to sit with them and share some verses and thoughts from God’s living book.
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