MORNING MANNA        6-18-21

THE BENEFITTED AS BENEFACTORS

MORNING MANNA           6-18-21

THE BENEFITTED AS BENEFACTORS

“Who comforteth us … that we may be able to comfort.”—2Corinthians 1:3-7

And how does the Lord comfort us? He has a thousand different ways, and no one can ever tell by what way the comfort will come to his soul. Sometimes it comes by the door of memory, and sometimes by the door of hope. Sometimes it is borne to us through the ministry of nature, and at other times through the ministry of human speech and kindness. But always, I think, it brings us the sense of a Presence, as though we had a great Friend in the room, and the troubled heart gains quietness and peace. The mist clears a little, and we have a restful assurance of our God.

Now comforted souls are to be comforters. They who have received benefits of grace are to be benefactors. They who have heard the sweet music of God’s abiding love are to sing it again to others. They who have seen the glory are to become evangelists. We must not seek to hoard spiritual treasure. As soon as we lock it up we begin to lose it. A mysterious moth and rust take it away. If we do not comfort others, our own comfort will turn again to bitterness; the clouds will lower and we shall be imprisoned in the old woe. But the comfort which makes a comforter grows deeper and richer every day.( J H Jowett)

There is a great lesson in this for us. We live in a day when man’s chief interest seems to be being comfortable, expecting the world to rush to our aid when afflicted. There is little concern for being a comfort to others. God however reminds us that we are comforted to comfort others. Those who have received mercy for their misery should make a ministry out of their miseries. They should use their experience to edify others. Let us not waste our sorrows. We are blessed to bless! – HDS

David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346