94 “When you are in oppression, and all these things have come on you, in the latter days you shall return to the Lord your God and listen to his voice.”
Deuteronomy 4:30
This scripture tells us what to do when we are in distress. Trouble comes to everyone and we are truly blessed if we can turn to the Lord our God and His word to us. Our Bible should be the sword of the Spirit which will enable us to fight the good fight and overcome all the moods and temperamental idiosyncrasies of our character. It should be our first port of call that we run to for comfort and enlightenment. When Satan comes to us with his powerful blame, we can find our refuge in the Lord. When this world comes to us with its temptations and would seek to draw us away from Christ, the Scripture is our first port of call. When we are drawn away by our own appetites and desires, we overcome through the power of the Word of God and the shed blood for us.
We must practice this skill and not run to the comforts of this life for our peace. We must train ourselves to go to God and not just distract ourselves with activity.
We can also commend the Word of God to our memory for it is good to recount the promises of God even when we might not have access to a Bible. When we hit trouble God will bring the Scripture to our remembrance and we will be blessed.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.”
Psalm 119:105
Let us steep ourselves in the Words of God.
