Beloved…
Some days of the year are harder than others. If your heart today is in the darkness of grief, be comforted…the Lord Jesus was there as well. He is a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. The Father’s Well-Beloved Son has gone ahead of you into your darkness. He knows and understands your sorrow. The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds. In the time of trouble, He shall hide you in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle, He shall hide you…
Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us.—Psalm 62:8
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry came before Him, even to His ears (Ps. 18:6). God numbers our wanderings. He puts our tears in His bottle (Ps. 56:8)
―Seeing that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Heb. 4:14–16).
Seek the Lord in your grief and sorrow. Trust Him and He will sustain you. He whose left hand is under your head and whose right hand embraces you, will bring you up out of the wilderness as you lean on Him. May the joy of the Lord be your strength.
