For the Love of Us All

WITNESS

4-25-13

FINDING COMFORT IN GOD

How would you define

The word comfort

The dictionary defines comfort

As “to soothe- to counsel-

To reassure-and to

Bring cheer to”

Where do you find your comfort

In times of grief

In times of trouble

And so on

And so on

And so on

Of course

We find it in family and friends

And we find it IN GOD

A God

Who ALWAYS understands

“Great is our Lord

And mighty in power

His understanding

Has NO limit”                                                                         Psalm 147:5

For example in times of grief

When we’ve lost someone

Very meaningful in our lives

Job felt grief

When he LOST everyone

And everything

And he had three friends

Come and sit with him

For seven days

“When they saw him from a distance

They could hardly recognize him

They began to weep aloud

And they tore their robes

And sprinkled dust on their heads

Then they sat on the ground with him

For seven days and seven nights

No one said a word to him

Because they saw HOW GREAT

His suffering was”                                                                 Job 2:12-13

And in psalm 23 it says:

“Even though I walk

Through the valley

Of the shadow of death

I will fear no evil

For you are with me

Your rod and staff

COMFORT me”                                                                    Psalm 23:4

HOW about that

For a COMFORTING God

He walks

Through the valley of death

With us

And he is with us

When we are in trouble

NOTHING can separate our God

From us

“For I am convinced

That neither death nor life

Neither angels nor demons

Neither the present

Nor the future

Nor any powers

Neither height nor depth

Nor anything else in all creation

Will be able to separate us

From the LOVE OF GOD

That is Christ Jesus our Lord”                                                  Romans 8:38-39

How about that

For a comforting God

NOTHING can separate us

From OUR God

Not grief-not trouble

NOT our sin-NOT when we fall short

Not even when we are afraid

“COMFORT-COMFORT my people says our God”                 Isaiah 40:1

And God

Will leave his own spirit behind

To help us find the PEACE AND COMFORT

That we need

“”PEACE I leave with you

My peace I give you

I do not give it to you

As the world gives

DO NOT let your hearts be troubled

And do not be afraid”                                                                   John 14:27

Find your peace

FIND YOUR COMFORT

IN GOD

Robert P. Wallman

2-27-13

WITNESS        4-25-13