July 15

Psalms 119:71

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Have you ever said, “It was good for me to be afflicted; good to be sick, lose money, or suffer.”? Why would King David say such a thing? The last part of the verse tells us; “that I might learn thy statutes.” Sometimes the rod is necessary. Sometimes we need a set-back in order to get our attention; and if it causes us to “learn God’s statutes,” and to get back into fellowship with God, then the affliction has served its’ purpose and we can say with David, “It was good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.” God is not a permissive and indulgent father. “And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.” Ezekiel 20:37.

Commentary by Francis L. Harris

"...what must I do to be saved?" Acts 16:30