The Bible: A Book about Real Life

The God of the Bible is not a celestial ogre who is out to make your life miserable—rather, the God of the Bible is so interested in your earthly well-being and eternal welfare that he sent his one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to deliver you from a misery far more devastating than any autoimmune syndrome, migraine headache, or degenerative disc disease.

God has made a huge investment in your personal condition, and he is heaven-bent on applying to you every benefit of his Son’s resurrection, including peace that is profound, joy overflowing, contentment that is sweet, and a soul that is settled.

The Word of God does not tiptoe around the subject of suffering as though avoiding the issue; the Bible resonates with your pain and records your lament. In short, God understands. Just consider...

“My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body. I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. I wait for you, O Lord; you will answer, O Lord my God.” —Psalm 38:7–8, 15

“Have you, [God], rejected Judah completely? Do you despise Zion? Why have you afflicted us so that we cannot be healed? We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror.” —Jeremiah 14:19

“For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.” —Psalm 22:24

“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart have multiplied; free me from my anguish.” —Psalm 25:16–17

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