Summary
Remember the right hand of God portrayed in Scripture is the hand of his power, his hand of control, his hand of sovereignty, his hand of might. When someone is despondent, when someone is depressed, it can be very helpful to lead them in to portions of Scripture like this and to show them that it is all right to express these type of feelings to God. In fact, we are given permission in Holy Scripture to express those very feelings to God and it can be liberating to someone when you show them portions like this in Holy Scripture because sometimes they have no idea with regard to the fact that these type of feelings are expressed. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah saying, So may the gods do to me and more also if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow. Now I would be lying down and quiet, I would be asleep, then I would be at rest, with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuild ruins for themselves, or with princes who have gold or fill their houses with silver, or why was I not buried like a stillborn child like an infant that never sees the light? Because you may not get past this for a while here, when the timing is right, to lead them into acts of service, to get our eyes off ourselves.
Video citations
- Comforting Others Session 4 — Well, last week we took a look at the subject of how do we minister to people who are troubled with regard to their own sinfulness. And we examine the question, are some sins worse than others? And…