Hurt But Not Harmed

I used to question the Bible promise, “No harm befalls the righteous,” Proverbs 12:21. How could this statement be true? After all, wasn’t Jesus hurt? Haven’t all believers felt pain?

For a long time I simply read that, “No harm befalls the righteous” without believing it. Then one day, I understood the difference between being “hurt” and being “harmed”.

The Bible doesn’t promise that we will never hurt; it promises that we will never be harmed. The pain of hurting will be turned into a blessing for those God loves. Did not Father transform Jesus’ pain into the victory of resurrection? In fact, Jesus looked forward “to the joy that was set before him,” Hebrews 12:2. He anticipated benefit from pain.

Dear friends, be encouraged; hurting is never fun, but neither is it harmful for those who belong to Jesus.

8 thoughts on “Hurt But Not Harmed”

  1. Ramiro Hernandez

    As always my dear brother you share things in a new and different light. AWESOME.God bless u and yours

  2. I was just sharing this same thought with some brothers and sisters last week at church. Thank you for your words of encouragement. Love y’all and am very blessed to have called you my pastors.

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