A Grieving God

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

In the aftermath of Turkey’s devastating earthquake in February 2023, a haunting photo came across newswires: a father sitting amid ruins holding a hand extending from the rubble—the hand of his daughter. We see the edge of the mattress where his daughter had been sleeping, and we see her lifeless fingers that he now holds. His face is grim; his grief is profound.

In this father’s gritted face, I see a semblance of our own heavenly Father. Genesis tells us that God was grieved by the devastation of sin in His creation: “It broke his heart” (6:6 nlt). Isaiah, speaking of the future Messiah, says, “He was . . . a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief” (53:3 nlt). God grieves for us, and with us, and sits at the edge of the rubble of our lives, reaching for us: “I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand” (41:13).

Whatever devastation you currently face—a tragic circumstance, the loss of a dear one, or maybe even the effects of your own sin—know that God grieves with you. Whatever earthquake has shaken your life, see that God is reaching for your hand. Whatever your current sorrow, hear the God of love saying to you, “Do not fear; I will help you” (v. 13).

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0:00.0	Do not fear, for I am with you.
0:03.6	Isaiah 41, verse 10.
0:07.7	Welcome to today's encouragement from our daily bread.
0:11.8	Our reading titled A Grieving God, was written by Kenneth Peterson and read by West Ward.
0:25.6	Isaiah chapter 41 verses 10 through 13 So do not fear for I am with you
0:30.1	Do not be dismayed for I am your God
0:33.7	I will strengthen you and help you
0:36.4	I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
0:40.3	All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced. Those who oppose you will be as
0:48.2	nothing and perish. Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all.
0:58.6	For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you,
1:04.3	Do not fear, I will help you.
1:09.9	A grieving God, written by Kenneth Peterson.
1:15.3	In the aftermath of Turkey's devastating earthquake in February 2023, a haunting photo came across newswires,
1:25.4	a father sitting amid ruins, holding a hand extending from the rubble,
1:30.5	the hand of his daughter. We see the edge of the mattress where his daughter had been sleeping,
1:36.3	and we see her lifeless fingers that he now holds. His face is grim, his grief is profound.
1:44.7	In this father's gritted face, I see a semblance of our own heavenly father.
1:52.2	Genesis tells us that God was grieved by the devastation of sin in his creation.
1:59.1	It broke his heart.
2:03.6	Isaiah, speaking of the future Messiah, says,
2:13.9	he was a man of sorrows acquainted with deepest grief. God grieves for us and with us, and sits at the edge of the rubble of our lives, reaching for us, I am the Lord your God,
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