God is Able: Hope in Affliction

SERIES: PSLAM 119 FORMED BY GOD’S WORD

MESSAGE: God is Able: Hope in Affliction

TEXT: Psalm 119:65–80 (CSB)

DATE: August 9, 2026

MESSAGE BY: Pastor John Shaw

1. God allows and can bring affliction in our lives.

   1. Consequence of a fallen world.

      (Ps. 22:1–2, 119:76–77)

   2. Spiritual discipline and refinement can come through affliction.

   3. Spiritual growth can flow from affliction.

      (Ps. 119:75, 143; Rom. 5:3–4; 2 Cor. 4:16–18)

2. Affliction makes us know and keep God’s word better.

   (Ps. 119:71, 67)

3. We must have a commitment to cling to God and His word in affliction.

   (Ps. 119:83, 176)

4. When we long for deliverance, it’s not just for comfort, but for the sake of greater obedience to the glory of God.

   (Ps. 119:88; 2 Cor. 12:6–10)

5. God’s word strengthens, comforts, and gives hope to endure affliction.

   (Ps. 119:28, 50, 76, 92, 107, 153–154, 114, 49, 147–148)