Theme
Grief & Suffering
God is not absent in your pain
Verse 1
“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
Psalms 34:18 · KJV
Declares that the Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Verse 2
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:4 · KJV
Jesus pronounces a blessing on those who mourn, promising they will be comforted.
Verse 3
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;”
II Corinthians 1:3 · KJV
Presents God as the Father of compassion who comforts us so we can comfort others.
Verse 4
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”
Psalms 147:3 · KJV
A simple, tender promise: He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds.
Verse 5
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 · KJV
Jesus acknowledges we will have trouble in this world but says He has overcome it.
Verse 6
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
Romans 8:18 · KJV
Puts present suffering in perspective: it is not worth comparing to future glory.
Verse 7
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
Revelation of John 21:4 · KJV
The ultimate promise — God will wipe every tear, and death and pain will be no more.
Verse 8
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Psalms 30:5 · KJV
Hope for the grieving: weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Verse 9
“The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.”
Psalms 9:9 · KJV
Names God as a refuge and stronghold for the oppressed in times of trouble.
Verse 10
“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”
Isaiah 53:3 · KJV
Reveals that Jesus Himself was a man of sorrows, familiar with grief, who bore ours.