Reading:
Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw
nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye
sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be
afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your
joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the
Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Commentary:
Here is the proper way of faith when we are afflicted
by God. We submit to His will, though
our life be hard and difficult, and we resist the temptation that God no longer
loves us. "Resist the devil and he
will flee from you." Likewise it is
out of love for Christ that we mourn our sins (repent of them). Contrition is godly and sincere sorrow over
sin. "The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a
broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." This means God does not cast away the
penitent, but He comforts our hearts with the peace of Christ, namely His
forgiveness. That is why we are not to
be doubled-minded. Faith trusts and is certain all sins for
Christ's sake are forgiven and heaven is our home. "Humble yourselves in the sight
of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." Each trial is limited in days, but heaven is
eternal. They that sow in tears shall
reap in joy.
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