- Strength in sickness
Psalm 41:3
The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing:
Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
This is another conditional promise for the one who considers the poor. The promise of strength and health is for him when he is on a sickbed. The promise is for strengthening, not for healing. The strengthening may come to the inner man where faith is made strong in the face of physical adversity. When we know that afflictions can be used by God to make our character strong we would better be able to endure the physical adversities.
To help us endure the time of languishing on a sick bed the Lord himself exercises the office of a nurse, smoothing the pillow and making the bed of his sick and distressed servants. Metaphorically, He makes our bed; literally, He cares personally for us, and He comes next to us to soothe and comfort. He may heal and restore to complete health; he often does. But even if he does not heal, he cares.
The lord comes close to us when we are weak and need Him the most. He will give us strength to endure whatever we are going through, and after the affliction the problem goes away but the strength remains. We have His strength when we need it, and His strength is so much stronger than my own. Believe this wonderful promise.