JOURNAL=4-19-15=FINDING COMFORT IN GOD

JOURNAL=4-19-15=FINDING COMFORT IN GOD “He stood in their MIDST-and said to them-'PEACE BE WITH YOU'” Luke 24:36 DO YOU have PEACE in your life right now? IF you do-count yourself fortunate-because VERY FEW actually find LASTING PEACE in their lives I SUGGEST to you that you CAN only find peace IN GOD-because if you are living by the world's values-something is ALWAYS coming up to throw you off-something EXTERNAL to you-you can only find lasting peace by LIVING GOD'S VALUES-love-forgiveness-and kindness Have you ever been to a BIG CITY-NEW YORK CITY-to be specific-the city that NEVER SLEEPS-it is amazing-beautiful-and ALIVE-but it is anything but PEACEFUL-and it is also stressful and LOUD Yet you can STILL FIND the Lord even there-for the LORD LIVES in our hearts it is A GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD”S LOVE for us-and a great day for FINDING PEACE in the LORD-no matter where we may be 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 4-19-15