Joy in Sorrow - All Billy Graham Daily Devotionals for 2026

Daily Devotion - Saturday, October 19, 2024
by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

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Joy in Sorrow

In the day when I cried, [you] answered me, and strengthened me ...
—Psalm 138:3

At some time in life all of us feel the loneliness of sorrow. Mary and Martha were saddened by the death of their brother, Lazarus, and Martha said to Jesus, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Theirs was a loneliness of sorrow. The shortest verse in the Bible tells us that at the tomb of Lazarus “Jesus wept.” He enters into our sorrows.

When we come to Jesus Christ, He does not promise to exempt us from trouble or sorrow. Tears will come, but deep inside there will be a joy that is difficult to explain to you. It is a joy from God—produced by the Holy Spirit. In the midst of trials and agony and tears which come to us all, a supernatural power is given out, producing joy.

Prayer for the day
Your comfort in times of sorrow, loving Lord Jesus, enfolds me, giving light and hope in my darkness.
Joy in Sorrow

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