How Can I Repay the Lord?

Good morning 🌄

This morning’s Scripture is… 📖

Psalm 116:12.
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“How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?”
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There is no life without troubles… 😢
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As long as we live, we face sorrow, hardship, illness, trials, loneliness, worry, anxiety, betrayal…
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All kinds of things happen.
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The verses surrounding this passage speak about the psalmist’s trials, distress, and moments when he confronted the possibility of death.
In verse 10, he says:
“I believed, even when I said, ‘I am greatly afflicted.’” ❗️
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For Christians, this is a turning point.
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We receive good things from God, but hardships and trials also come.
Can we continue to trust the Lord in the midst of them… 🤔❓️
Or will we turn our backs on God… 😨
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In Job, we read:
“Shall we accept good from God, and not adversity?”
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Knowing that God has given us eternal life, peace, and joy,
we consider what we can return for the many blessings we have received.
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Psalm 119:71.
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“It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.”
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Those who can turn suffering into gratitude are the true victors in life❗️

Shalom 😄

This English page is a translation of the Japanese Morning Word published by At Home Church Okinawa. The Scripture quotation is from the Berean Standard Bible (BSB).