01/02/2020
Job 42:10
"And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, *when he prayed for his friends* : also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before."
_Our sorrows shall have an end when God has gotten his end in them.After a long period of bitterness and complaining Job resorted to prayer and his captivity was turned.He was restored seven folds.For everything depends upon prayer.
_The bible says,"Is any among you afflicted? let him pray......"(James 5:13).Prayer is an antidote to afflictions.Prayer often delivers us out of trouble, and still often gives strength to bear trouble, ministers comfort in trouble, and begets patience in the midst of trouble. Wise is he in the day of trouble who knows his true source of strength and who fails not to pray.
_The bible says,"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."(Rom 8:28).Even the evils brought about by the forces of nature are His servants, carrying out His will and fulfilling His designs. God even claims the locusts, the cankerworm, the caterpillar are His servants, "My great army," used by Him to correct His people and discipline them.
_The Psalmist tells us: "Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me." (Psalms 50:15).Prayer is the most appropriate thing for a soul to do in the "time of trouble." Prayer recognises God in the day of trouble. Prayer sees God's hand in trouble, and prays about it. Nothing more truly shows us our helplessness than when trouble comes. It brings the strong man low, it discloses our weakness, it brings a sense of helplessness. Blessed is he who knows how to turn to God in "the time of trouble."
"Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray.............."
Jesus loves you.
Shalom.