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John Gossner's Treasury
Devotional: June 22nd

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Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions. Psalms 132:1. Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? Psalms 56:8. Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors; and our enemies laugh among themselves. Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Psalms 80:5-7.

As we see from these complaints, the Lord has always allowed afflictions and trials to come upon His elect; they have been fed ’’with the bread of tears. " This must not mislead any soul, but rather establish and comfort it. Tell your distress to the Lord, as David did when captured by the Philistines. He prayed the Lord to note his flight; to see his sorrows; to take account of his woes; to put his tears into His "bottle," that they might not be shed in vain. He prayed that through the mercy of the Lord a harvest of joy might follow the sowing of tears. Thus prayed these old heroes of faith. They were fully convinced that God counts all tears and will not let any of them be shed in vain. The Lord keeps close watch over our afflictions. It is a great comfort in afflictions to lift up the eyes to Him who sees all things and to say in faith, "thou, Lord, seest me. " No man can fully understand him who is afflicted; the Lord alone can comprehend. He understands the glances you send up to Him. Do not trust in man nor in the comfort that men give. Seek the face of the Lord; that alone helps, comforts and strengthens; that alone sweetens and makes up for all afflictions.

Sing, pray, and do as God hath told thee;

Be diligent in all thy ways;

And, trusting Him to bless, uphold thee,

Success shall crown thee all thy days.

The Lord will not forsake the one

Who puts his trust in Him alone.

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