The One Thing We Can Do

How can we represent Jesus to those who are suffering? This 1-minute devotion offers some dos and don'ts. #BibleLoveNotes

In our fallen world, most of us experience suffering in some form.

God promised us a rose garden, but we trashed it with sin. Now this old world is the best we get until our full redemption is realized.

We are broken people living in a broken world experiencing pain, suffering, and challenges. 

But what about those who suffer more than others?

How can we be Jesus to those people in our midst?

Sometimes people avoid those who are suffering because they don't know what to say.

But the most important thing we can say is "I'll pray for you" and then do it. 

Unless you've been in the same position, never say "I understand what you're going through." Because you don't.

Don't recite Romans 8:28

Don't think about ways the sufferer might have caused their problems. (See "Job's Friends" and "No Karma")

Let them know you care. Help them with physical needs. Cry with them. Listen to them (Romans 12:15).

But best of all, pray (1 Timothy 2:1).

How can we represent Jesus to those who are suffering? This 1-minute devotion offers some dos and don'ts. #BibleLoveNotes

3 comments:

  1. I don't want to be an 'Eliphaz' kind of friend. This is so encouraging as I have a friend who is going through very rough times.

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  2. When friends tell me of their situations and ask me to pray for them, I do. And I ask our omniscient God to show me a scripture or passage to share with them. I tell them I asked God what to share specifically with them, and that it's not me just tossing Bible verses at them saying 'everything will be OK'."

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