1 Samuel 15:1-35; Isaiah 54:1-17; Romans 1:18-32
In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bore them and carried them… Isaiah 63:9 NKJV
“In all their affliction He was afflicted”. How wonderful! Our God, the eternal Sympathizer, takes all our hurts and disappointments as His very own. To Saul, persecuting the early church, the Lord cried, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” (Acts 9:4). At Lazarus’ grave, He entered into Mary’s sorrow, “When Jesus saw her weeping….He groaned in the spirit and was troubled” (John 11:33). To you and me today, our Great High Priest is able to “sympathize with our weaknesses…yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15). —Jim Comte
I must tell Jesus all of my trials; I cannot bear these burdens alone.
In my distress He kindly will help me; He ever loves and cares for His own. —Elisha Hoffman