“He keepeth all his
bones; not one of them is broken”
Psalm 34:20
AFFLICTIONS, BUT NO BROKEN BONES
This promise by the context is referred to the
much afflicted righteous man:
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.”
He may suffer skin-wounds and flesh-wounds, but
no great harm shall be done,
“not a bone of him shall be broken.”
This is great comfort to a tried child of God,
and comfort which I dare accept; for up to this
hour I have suffered no real damage from my many
afflictions. I have neither lost faith, nor
hope, nor love. Nay, so far from losing these
bones of character, they have gained in strength
and energy.
I have more knowledge, more experience, more
patience, more stability than I had before the
trials came. Not even my joy has been destroyed.
Many a bruise have I had by sickness,
bereavement, depression, slander, and
opposition; but the bruise has healed, and there
has been no compound fracture of a bone, not
even a simple one. The reason is not far to
seek.
If we trust in the Lord, He keeps all our bones;
and if He keeps them, we may be sure that not
one of them is broken.
Come, my heart, do not sorrow. Thou art
smarting, but there are no bones broken. Endure
hardness, and bid defiance to fear.
"Lord
Dictated Them"
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