REACH UP TO GOD

“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;”

2 Corinthians 1:3 KJV  

When you are going through a dark valley, reach up to God.  Our Heavenly Father is not only the Father of mercies; He is also the God of all comfort.  Someone said to a friend while waiting in a train station “I can’t see the end of this tunnel.  I don’t think there is an end.”

There are times when the night seems so long and we think it will never end.  It is then that Jesus sets beside our bed and holds our hand as He tells us He loves us and tenderly dries our tears with kisses of compassion.  O how God and Jesus love us.  Nobody loves us like They love us and nobody ever will.

We are instructed in the Bible to comfort others with the comfort that God comforts us (2 Corinthians 1:4).  Are we doing it?  Are we encouragers and comforters to one another?  May God help us to comfort others as we are told to do.  We need to remember that it may be us that needs to be comforted.

Heavenly Father, thank You for the many countless times You have comforted and encouraged me.  I pray for every person who is discouraged, heartbroken and going through a dark valley.  Please comfort and encourage them as You have done for me so many times.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

May 10, 2016