FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022
TEXT: Isaiah
38:9-22
9.
This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after he had been sick and had
recovered from his illness:
10. I
said, “In mid-life I am to go through the gates of Sheol (the place of the
dead), I am to be summoned, deprived of the remainder of my years.”
11. I
said, “I will not see the LORD
The LORD in the land of the
living; I will no longer see man among the inhabitants of the world.
12. “My
dwelling (body) is pulled up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent; I have
rolled up my life as a weaver [rolls up the finished web]. He cut me free from
the warp [of the loom]; From day to night You bring me to an end.
13. “I
lay down until morning. Like a lion, so He breaks all my bones; From day until
night You bring me to an end.
14. “Like
a swallow, like a crane, so I chirp; I coo like a dove. My eyes look wistfully
upward; O Lord, I am oppressed, take my side and be my security.
15. “What
shall I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it; I will wander
aimlessly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
16. “O
Lord, by these things men live, And in all these is the life of my spirit;
Restore me to health and let me live!
17. “Indeed,
it was for my own well-being that I had such bitterness; But You have loved
back my life from the pit of nothingness (destruction), For You have cast all
my sins behind Your back.
18. “For
Sheol cannot praise or thank You, Death cannot praise You and rejoice in You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
19. “It
is the living who give praise and thanks to You, as I do today; A father tells
his sons about Your faithfulness.
20. “The
LORD is ready to save me; Therefore we will play my songs on stringed
instruments All the days of our lives at the house of the LORD.”
21. Now
Isaiah had said, “Have them take a cake of figs and rub it [as an ointment] on
the inflamed spot, that he may recover.”
22.
Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the
LORD?”
(Amplified
Holy Bible)
TOPIC: THERE
IS A REASON BEHIND YOUR TRAVAILS
King Hezekiah could not
figure out the challenges confronting him and the reason for them. However,
went he returned to the Lord, he got to know that all things work together for
the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose
(Romans 8:28).
He could confidently say
that being the discipline of the Lord is good because it brings restoration,
forgiveness and life.
Yes, there is a reason for
your situation. Stop blaming God or complaining. Like Hezekiah, turn to God and
He will bail you out. And you will have reasons to praise Him.
QUESTION: Are
you aware that God knows what is happening in your life right now?
PRAYER:
Lord, no matter how bad the situation in my life may be, please help me to always
look up to You, in Jesus name, Amen.
Remain
Blessed
ECWA Food For The Day, 2022.
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