Isn’t God’s comfort enough for you, even when gently spoken to you?
Then Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, went to Micaiah and struck him on the cheek. “How did the Lord’s Spirit leave me to talk to you?” he asked.
After all, I know it as well as you do. I am not inferior to you.
Did you listen in on God’s council meeting and receive a monopoly on wisdom?
I have not left his commands behind. I have treasured his words in my heart.
He rescues suffering people through their suffering, and he opens their ears through distress.
“Yes, he lured you away from the jaws of trouble into an open area where you were not restrained, and your table was covered with rich foods.
Then I would still have comfort. I would be happy despite my endless pain, because I have not rejected the words of the Holy One.
I sigh as I remember God. I begin to lose hope as I think about him. Selah
Yet God, who comforts those who are dejected, comforted us when Titus arrived.
