Monday,
January 26, 2026
HE FEELS IT TOO!
"In all their affliction
He was afflicted, and the Angel of His presence saved them; in His love and in
His pity He redeemed them: and He bare them, and carried them all the days of
old."-- Isa_63:9.
He knows the misery and pain of illness!
Beyond
the physical pain of the illness itself, there is the fact that we must
temporarily assign our duties to others or else leave them undone. There are
the sleepless nights and the inactivity and loneliness of the long days while
our bodies recover. We become needy and fear that we are a burden to others. We
become concerned that important things will not fare well without our personal
attention. We feel helpless and weak. This is illness, and we have all felt it
from time to time.
He knows what it is like to be
poor!
The pain of unemployment or
“underemployment” has brought some to difficult circumstances. He knows what it
is like to have nowhere to lay His head. He knows what it is like to draw coins
from the fishes mouth, to scrape the bottom of the barrel for meal and to drain
the cruse of oil of its last drop. He knows when the rent is due and the faces
of our children show the pinch of deprivation. He feels it too!
He knows the pain of
unfriendly friends!
He knows what it is like to
see a multitude of followers dwindle to a handful. He has asked “Will ye also
go away?” He knows what it is like to stand upon principles and lose companions
because of it – or simply to have those leave your company who expected a
product you were not manufacturing. He knows what it is like to be
“unfriended.”
He knows the struggle of
temptation!
He has felt the pang of hunger
and desire and declared that man shall not live by bread alone. He was in all
points tempted like we are – yet without sin.
Dear Jesus, I can face the
afflictions of this day at least knowing that you know. Thank you for being my
companion in trials and the abundant provision of my needs. Come quickly to
help when we need you. AMEN
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