Faithful Steward Ministries and FSM Women's Outreach

THE BENEFIT OF AFFLICTION         

…It is good for me that I have been afflicted; – Ps. 119:71

Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, – Jonah 2:1

 Affliction is God’s flail to thresh off our husks. – Thomas Watson

 God uses captivity of people to enlarge the bounds of the gospel. – Stephen Charnock

 Troubles are free schoolmasters. – John Trapp

 Taken from: The Puritans Day by Day © The Banner of Truth Trust 2016

** Note for a daily devotional this year check out our FSM FB page and M.L. Jones’s excellent “Walking with God”