GOD SAID

“COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.”

Isaiah 40:1 KJV

God said for us to comfort His people.  He didn’t ask us to comfort them.  He told us to comfort them.  Are we doing it?  When we see people who are discouraged, brokenhearted and lonely, do we comfort them?  How do we comfort them?  We comfort them by telling them that Jesus loves them.

However, it is not enough to just tell them Jesus loves them.  We must prove to them that Jesus loves them by our kind words and loving actions.  One of the best ways to prove to them that Jesus loves them is to hug them.  If you don’t feel comfortable hugging people, hug them with loving words.

“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” (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4).

Heavenly Father, thank You for the many times You have picked me up and rocked me when I was hurting.  You are a tender, compassionate and loving Father.  I love You and I appreciate You.  Thank You for caring.  I pray for every person who is hurting.  Please comfort them.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

March 1, 2015