Afflicted Saints From The Thematic Bible 7:
AFFLICTED SAINTS>>EXAMPLES OF AFFLICTED SAINTS>>NEHEMIAH
Nehemiah 1:4:
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
AFFLICTED SAINTS>>GOD IS A REFUGE AND STRENGTH TO
Psalm 27:5-6:
For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
AFFLICTED SAINTS>>SHOULD AVOID SIN
Job 34:31-32:
"For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore; Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will not do it again'?
AFFLICTED SAINTS>>GOD PRESERVES
Psalm 34:20:
He keeps all his bones,
Not one of them is broken.
AFFLICTED SAINTS>>SHOULD IMITATE THE PROPHETS
James 5:10:
As an example brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
AFFLICTED SAINTS>>CHRIST IS WITH
John 14:18:
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
AFFLICTED SAINTS>>END IN JOY AND BLESSEDNESS
Matthew 5:4:
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Psalm 126:5-6:
Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.
Isaiah 61:2-3:
To proclaim the favorable year of the LORD And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
1 Peter 4:13-14:
but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His glory you may rejoice with exultation. If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
Finished for today.
God Bless!
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