December 29, 2024 7:00 pm
Jim has been battling a motor neuron disease for more than a year. The neurons in his muscles are breaking down, and his muscles are wasting away. He’s lost his fine-motor skills and is losing his ability to control his limbs. He can no longer button his shirt or tie his shoelaces, and using a pair of chopsticks has become impossible. Jim struggles with his situation and asks, Why is God allowing this to happen? Why me?
He’s in good company with many other believers in Jesus who have brought their questions to God. In Psalm 13, David cries out, “How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?” (vv. 1-2).
We too can take our confusion and questions to God. He understands when we cry out “How long?” and “Why?” His ultimate answer is given to us in Jesus and His triumph over sin and death.
As we look at the cross and the empty tomb, we gain confidence to trust in God’s “unfailing love” (v. 5) and rejoice in His salvation. Even in the darkest nights, we can “sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to [us]” (v. 6). Through our faith in Christ, He’s forgiven our sins, adopted us as His children, and is accomplishing His eternal good purpose in our lives.
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Thank you for faithfully listening to the audio version of Our Daily Bread.
I'm Matt Lucas, President of Our Daily Bread Ministries. Although the ministry has always been focused on making the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all, we have a renewed commitment to helping you develop a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Jesus as you listen and read scripture with Our Daily Bread. To do that, we're making some changes to the audio format that we believe will encourage you to have a more thoughtful and reflective devotional time. You'll notice these changes starting the 1st of January, and we pray that they are beneficial as you read and listen and then reflect and respond to the message. Your friendship, prayers, and generosity allow us to make the Bible a vital part of everyday life for more people around the world. Thank you. Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.
Our reading, titled Why Me, God?, was written by Po Fang Chia. Jim has been battling a motor neuron disease for more than a year. The neurons in his muscles are breaking down, and his muscles are wasting away. He's lost his fine motor skills and is losing his ability to control his limbs.
He can no longer button his shirt or tie his shoelaces, and using a pair of chopsticks has become impossible. Jim struggles with his situation and asks, Why is God allowing this to happen? Why me?
He's in good company with many other believers in Jesus who have brought their questions to God. In Psalm 13, David cries out, How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? We, too, can take our confusion and questions to God.
He understands when we cry out, How long and why? His ultimate answer is given to us in Jesus and His triumph over sin and death. As we look at the cross and the empty tomb, we gain confidence to trust in God's unfailing love and rejoice in His salvation. Even in the darkest nights, we can sing the Lord's praise, for He has been good to us.
Through our faith in Christ, He's forgiven our sins, adopted us as His children, and is accomplishing His eternal good purpose in our lives. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is Psalm 13. How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes or I will sleep in death, and my enemy will say I have overcome him, and my foes will rejoice when I fall. But I trust in your unfailing love. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord's praise, for He has been good to me.
Let's pray. Lord, when we cry out in our confusion and sorrow, remind us of your unfailing love and the triumph of Jesus over sin and death. Help us to trust in your goodness and find joy, even in the darkest nights, knowing that you are working out your good purposes in our lives. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Thanks for listening today. My name is Toni Collyer, and today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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