This accident did not catch God by surprise. It did not
happen while He was on vacation, and He now has to rush back to be by their
side. He never lost sight and He never lost control, yet in His sovereign
goodness He permitted this horrible event into their lives, and He is faithful
to bring them through.
We are reminded in Scripture that even our Savior endured
the harshest of affliction so that we might be given salvation. Our God
understands pain and He also knows victory over that pain. He is the author of
comfort and He can bring comfort, even enabling us to share that comfort we
received from Him with others (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 quoted below).
In Psalm 139:1-10 we read, “O LORD, You have searched me and
known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my
thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, and are intimately
acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold,
O LORD, You know it all. You have enclosed me behind and before, and laid Your
hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot
attain to it. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your
presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol,
behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, if I dwell in the
remotest part of the sea, even there Your hand will lead me, and Your right
hand will lay hold of me.” (Psalm 139:1–10, NASB95)
Lord, You know this family. You have known them from the
beginning of time. You know your plans for each of them and the number of their
days. I pray for their peace during this time of great trial. I pray for the
strength to stand and withstand all that might be going on with them right now.
And I pray for healing and the hope that comes only in knowing You as the good,
faithful, loving, all-powerful and sovereign God.
Today in “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young (10/16)
Look to Me continually for help, comfort, and companionship.
Because I am always by your side, the briefest glance can connect you with Me.
When you look to Me for help, it flows freely from My Presence. This
recognition of your need for Me, in small matters as well as in large ones,
keeps you spiritually alive.
When you need comfort, I love to enfold you in My arms. I
enable you not only to feel comforted but also to be a channel through whom I
comfort others. Thus you are doubly blessed, because a living channel absorbs
some of whatever flows through it.
My constant companionship is the pièce de résistance: the
summit of salvation blessings. No matter what losses you experience in your
life, no one can take away this glorious gift.
“I sought the Lord,
and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him
are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. This poor man cried, and
the Lord heard him and saved him
out of all his troubles.” (Psalm 34:4–6, ESV)
“Seek the Lord
and his strength; seek his presence continually!” (Psalm 105:4, ESV)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our
affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction,
with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Corinthians
1:3–4, ESV)
2 comments:
I remember this as your fave scripture from your "Comfort Food" sermon. Good word. I miss hearing you preach.
Candace. Thank you. I will preach again on November 3rd and it will be posted to Crossroads sermons afterward.
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