GOD’S ROCKING CHAIR

“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

King James Version

There have been times when I have felt like giving up and going to bed and staying there when satan attacked me with lies and discouragement.  Then I have felt our Heavenly Father pick me up in His loving arms, go to His rocking chair and rock me.    

Our Heavenly Father is so loving and faithful and He will comfort us when we are hurting.  When He rocked me, He said “I love you, Joanne and I won’t let anyone hurt you again”.  Our Scripture verses for this devotion tell us that we are to comfort those who are hurting.

One of the greatest ways to comfort someone is to pray with the person.  We also need to let them feel the unconditional love that Jesus has for them.  It is easy to tell people Jesus loves them but that is not enough.  We must prove He loves them by our words and actions.

You may not have a lot of money.  I sure don’t but I can share the devotions that God gives me to write with them.  All of us have something we can share with others.  You may say that you can’t sing.  I can’t sing but I can tell them how much Jesus loves them.

When we pray for people, it is very important that we don’t tell God how to answer the prayer.  A mother was praying for her daughter and instead of asking God to protect her daughter and help her, the mother told God how to answer the prayer.

Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me and for adopting me.  It is so good to know I can trust You and that You will never hit me, yell at me, curse me or tell me I am no good.  I pray for all who are discouraged and hurting.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

May 18, 2019