The Comfort Of God - Bible Witness

The Comfort of GodHow Believers are ComfortedThrough God’s WordWe are comforted by God’s precious Wordin all our tribulations. The Psalmist has thesewords for us, “Remember the word unto thyservant, upon which thou hast caused meto hope. This is my comfort in my affliction:for thy word hath quickened me. The proudhave had me greatly in derision: yet have Inot declined from thy law. I remembered thyjudgments of old, O LORD; and have comfortedmyself” (Psalm 119:49-52). A Christian findsgreat comfort by spending time reading andmeditating God’s Word. God’s Word is thebest cure for our troubled and restless soul.It is through God’s Word that we receive theknowledge of all His precious promises. If weneglect His Word, we are depriving ourselvesof the comfort that God is ever ready to grantunto us.Through God’s WorkSometimes our comfort comes in knowingthat God is at work in our lives. One haswritten, “A saint’s life is in the hands of Godas a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer.God is aiming at something the saint cannotsee; He stretches and strains, and every nowand again the saint says, ‘I cannot stand anymore.’ But God does not heed; He goes onstretching until His purpose is in sight, thenHe lets fly.” Romans 8:28 is the perfect versefor us: “And we know that all things worktogether for good to them that love God,to them who are the called according to hispurpose.” The more we are tried the more weare comforted since we know God has ourbest interests at heart.ConclusionLet me conclude with this hymn of comfortby John Rippon.How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!What more can He say thanto you He hath said –To you, who for refuge to Jesus have fled?“Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;I’ll strengthen and help thee,and cause thee to standUpheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.”The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,“I will not, I will not desert to its foes;That soul, though all hell shouldendeavour to shake,I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!”May the God of all comfort help us today.Amen.My brethren, count it all joy whenye fall into divers temptations;Knowing this, that the tryingof your faith worketh patience.But let patience have her perfectwork, that ye may be perfectand entire, wanting nothing.James 1:2-4The LORD is nigh unto them thatare of a broken heart; and savethsuch as be of a contrite spirit.Psalm 34:18Bible Witness 5