Sermon Notes
The Goodness of Affliction
Part of Psalm 119
October 8, 2023

The Goodness of Affliction

Psalm 119:65-80 ESV

Main Idea: God is good, and this goodness is taught to us in our

, and is displayed to others in how we to our affliction.

God is good in our affliction.
1. Either God is good even in our affliction, or He is a

.
2. Our life does not need to be good by for God to be good.
3. In this Psalm, affliction refers to suffering that is by God for our correction.

God teaches us through our affliction.
1. Our affliction and God’s goodness are together in

.
2. God is to afflict us, because God is .
3. Affliction is God’s for treasuring Him.

“I never knew the meaning of

, until I came into affliction. I have always found it one of my best schoolmasters.” - Martin Luther

God displays His goodness through our affliction.
1. In verses 74 and 79 we see the effect

has on others.
2. Others rejoice, because they see God is .
3. Others learn, because they see that God when He says He is good.