Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. — Psalm 119:143

This verse is hard for me to understand because I know how lucky I am. Right now, I don’t feel like I can talk about trouble or stress. But I know that this is true in many parts of the world for Christians who are being persecuted or even killed because they are Christians. But their love for God and their desire to obey are stronger than Satan’s threats, because doing what God wants is what makes them happy.

 

Thought

This verse is hard for me to understand because I know how lucky I am. Right now, I don’t feel like I can talk about trouble or stress. But I know that this is true in many parts of the world for Christians who are being persecuted or even killed because they are Christians. But their love for God and their desire to obey are stronger than Satan’s threats, because doing what God wants is what makes them happy.

 

Prayer

I beseech you, majestic and holy God, to bless and deliver your persecuted church. But Father, I also beg you to pray for my brothers and sisters and I so that, if physical deliverance is not what is on the way, you will find us trustworthy in death before we give in to compromise in life. Please help us overcome our unbelief by boosting our faith. We do believe. Give us the willpower to obey through your Spirit, and pardon us when we err. Most importantly, deliver us faultlessly into your glorious presence. In Jesus, who I find my salvation and assurance, I pray this. In Jesus’s precious name I pray. Amen.