Pastor’s Perspective

WEEKLY DEVOTION

May 24th, 2026

THE LOVING HAND OF OUR FATHER ‍

‍ Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

Psalm 119:67

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Psalm 119:75

As we read these verses with observation, we should gain a greater understanding of this Psalmist personal maturity in his walk with the Lord because, for a believer to say such deep Biblical truth as in these verses, he must have been under the heavy loving chastising hand of our Lord.

Brokenness is what we as believers would call it, and brokenness is a means that the Lord uses to mature us… in fact, brokenness is at times the only way to mature us!!!

This is a very hard truth to receive, but when received you come to understand that His discipline and chastisement is one of the greatest revelations of His personal love to each one of us… for He is the ultimate loving Father… and, it is only those who have been truly chastised by Him can truly call Him “their Father”.

With Love,