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Psalms 38:1-3 NLT  O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage! Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me. Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins.

When reading the bible, it’s important to rightly divide the word of truth (2 Tim. 2:15). In Psalms 38, David was going through a lot. He was in pain, his enemies were attempting to kill him, and his family had forsaken him.

From this low place, David made a statement about God being the cause of his tragic circumstances.

If someone just reads this chapter, without rightly dividing the word of truth, they may think if God gets angry enough He will cause sickness and allow our enemies to come against us.

“Everything in the bible is truly stated, but not everything in the bible is a statement of truth.”

Although David’s statement is truly stated in the bible, it’s not a statement of truth. God doesn’t cause sickness and tragedies. He doesn’t even allow them. Tragic circumstances, including sickness comes from the devil, the natural consequences of sin, the troubles of life, or what we allow by not using our God-given authority (John 10:10; Prov. 13:15; John 16:33; Matt. 18:18). The point is, it’s not God.

Be mindful as you’re reading the scriptures. Be sure to read in context, be sure to read in the perspective of a new covenant believer, and be sure to rightly divide the word of truth.

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