Good Morning! ( 2Cor. 1:3-4 Isa. 40:1) God's Comfort

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God (2Co 1:3-4).

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God (Isa 40:1).

God is the great comforter. He always yearns for holy living in His own, but He also yearns for the comfort of his own. Furthermore, it is God’s will that as God’s helper we comfort those in need. We do not have to plead with God, to persuade God to feel compassion for us. He is already there. Jesus made this defining statement:

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another (Joh 13:35).

It is not perfect church attendance that convinces people we belong to Jesus, but the love and compassion we exercise toward others, especially other believers (DC).

God Comforts Us…

It is a very wonderful thing that we have a God who can comfort us in all our troubles. It is one thing to have comfort when the sun is shining and with someone patting us on the back. But, my friend, what we really need is comfort in the time of trouble. We will see that Paul experienced that kind of comfort in his time of trouble. You see, we need the assurance of the presence of God in all the circumstances of life—in the area of our greatest need, in our loneliness, in the desperate hour of life.

Christianity is just a theory to many people. It is merely a profession; it is like a garment to be put on for special occasions and then worn lightly. It is a stagnant ritual and an empty vocabulary. My friend, may I say to you that the proof of Christianity is how it walks in shoe leather. It wasn't just a theory to the apostle Paul (McGee-Abbreviated).

Memory Verse This Week:

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Heb.11:6) (Read about Enoch in verse 5.)

Write the verse on a 3x5 card and say the verse five times a day, reference before and after the verse. Write the verse several times a day on a card or paper carried in your pocket for that purpose. Say the verse to a friend or family member once a day. After this week, repeat the verse daily for several weeks until it pours out without effort. It takes about 60 days to thoroughly memorize a verse. It takes a lifetime to obey and practice a verse.

Dan Carr