“May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.” Psalm 119:76 (NIV)
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort”
2 Corinthians 1:3 (NIV)
The young couple had tried to have children for several years without success. It became an earnest petition before God. Finally, God answered the prayer and blessed them with a boy. Within six months of his arrival, however, he began having violent seizures and the doctors reported that it was a lifetime handicap. Despite this news, mom and dad worked to make the child’s life as normal as possible.
In addition, they never missed church and committed the child’s condition to God. As the child grew, he also loved and trusted the Lord. The father usually held the boy during worship services. One Sunday morning, during the sermon, the boy had a seizure. The father very firmly but gently held his son and went to the rear of the sanctuary. Holding his son in a close embrace, he calmly whispered soothing words in his ear. This father was neither embarrassed nor frustrated. He calmly showed the deep, abiding love in his heart. What a demonstration of the heavenly father’s love!
In our self-examinations, we tend to emphasize our failures and weaknesses and minimize God’s grace and love. Despite our spiritual seizures, our afflictions, our struggles, our failures, and our imperfections, the heavenly father cares for us. He whispers soothing comfort with his Word and encourages us as the Spirit draws us close to him. His promise to never forsake us is the foundation of contentment.
Dear Father, thank you for your grace and mercy. Forgive us our lust for new circumstances and worldly success. O, God, deliver us from the cares of this life and give us the grace to conduct our lives satisfied in your love and care. I pray this in Jesus’ name. AMEN
Let us praise God for his compassionate comfort and live contentedly in his will,