The Blessings of Affliction

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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🗓️ 19 April 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(Psalm 119:50, 67, 71, 75, 92, 107, 153) We take a break from our usual pattern of study to focus on a single word. At least seven times in Psalm 119 we see the word affliction. Often, we think the blessing of God means we won’t suffer affliction, yet today we will meditate on this thought - in affliction God brings His greatest blessings. (06093220419) Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	The longest Psalm in the Bible is Psalm 119. It has been called the Psalm of the Scriptures because it concentrates on one thing, the amazing sufficiency of God's word for our lives.
0:20.9	Open to Psalm 119 today and open your heart to the Lord as we join Scott Pauli in this study.
0:27.6	It is our prayer that through God's truth you will find all you need.
0:36.9	When we started our study of Psalm 119, we started with a word.
0:43.2	You remember the word? It's the first word of Psalm 119. It is also the first word of the first two verses, and it is the word blessed.
0:53.1	And we talked about the blessing of the Lord,
0:56.1	and we agreed we all wanted the blessing of the Lord.
0:59.2	We wanted the full blessing of God.
1:02.5	Well, today I want to bring you to a truth that may not be as exciting to hear,
1:08.0	but it is nevertheless reality, and it is one we all need, and it is this,
1:12.4	that many of God's blessings come through affliction, the blessings of affliction. Now, we all want
1:20.7	the blessing of God, but we want it without any affliction. We even have this idea that if we
1:26.7	really have the blessing of God,
1:28.3	affliction won't come.
1:29.8	And then on the other hand,
1:31.3	maybe the blessing of God will come after the affliction has passed.
1:35.5	Has it ever dawned on you that some of God's greatest blessings come in the midst of
1:40.2	and out of the affliction that he allows?
1:43.6	We've been studying Psalm 119 a section at a time,
1:46.5	but today I'm going to do something a little different.
1:48.8	Time out for a moment.
1:50.3	I want to study one word with you.
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