Evening Devotional: Seek The Lord During Your Afflictions

PM Edition for July 25

Tonight's devotional focuses on Hosea 5:15, highlighting how God uses trials and tribulations to draw His wandering children back to Himself. The theme is the sanctifying purpose of afflictions and the faithful response to divine chastening.

Key Points

• Purpose of Afflictions: Losses and hardships serve as tools in God's hands to bring wandering believers back to the fold.
• Dependence on God: Adversity reminds us of our dependence on God, steering us away from complacency.
• Divine Discipline: God's loving discipline aims to redirect our hearts towards Him, especially when we become too self-sufficient and proud.
• Blessing in Trials: Difficulties can be blessings that drive us back to God, enriching our souls even as we face material loss.