Sunday, January 28, 2018

Pain in the Promise



The Lord spoke to me a little while ago after a small heartbreak.  With tears streaming down my face, I heard Him say:

"There is pain in the promise."

Then I started to realize just how true that is.  With every promise the Lord has given me, there has been some pain involved.  The same goes with the people in the Bible.  They experienced pain while waiting on their promises.

Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 15).  They were in their nineties when God promised them a son. How hard must it have been for Sarah to watch Hagar give birth to Ishmael, the first born son of Abraham. Her heart was probably broken every time she saw them together.  How hard must it have been to hold on to that promise.  But, God did exactly what He said He would do. He gave them Isaac (Genesis 21).

"Look up at the sky and count the stars-if indeed you can count them."
Then he said to him,"So shall your offspring be."
Genesis 15:5


The crucifixion of Jesus.  The beating. The torture. His innocence.  All for the promise of eternal life.  


And when Jesus cried out again in a loud
 voice, he gave up his spirit.
Matthew 27:50


Jesus was perfect and He suffered.  He suffered for us.  He suffered for love (1 John 4:10).  If Jesus had to go through extremely difficult, heartbreaking, painful times, then so will we.  This doesn't mean His promises aren't true.  This doesn't mean we give up on the things He has told us to do or the things He has promised us would come to pass.  This just means that we have a Savior who knows what we are going through.  We have a Savior who can relate to our pain and our struggles.  We can take comfort knowing that HE KNOWS!


My comfort in my suffering is this:
Your promise preserves my life.
Psalm 119:50


So if your are reading this and you are hurting, remember Jesus hurt too.  You aren't alone in your pain and your suffering.  Turn to Jesus, the Comforter.  Hold onto your promise.  There is victory.


For no matter how many promises God has made, 
they are "Yes" in Christ.  And so through Him the "Amen"
is spoken by us to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 1:20

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