MORNING MANNA            6-4-21

MORNING MANNA            6-4-21

COMFORT

“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;” – 2 Cor. 1:3

It is one thing to exclaim “Man needs God”, it is another to explain why. I could sum it all up by saying man needs God because he has needs that God alone can supply. But sometimes it helps to be specific, and that’s exactly what this verse does. Our text tells us He is “the God of all comfort”. And in these troublesome times isn’t that exactly what we all need? Fact is that has always been what we need. Ever since sin entered the world man has been in need of comfort.

Out of the great depths of God’s wisdom He allows trials in our lives for numerous reasons, one of which is that we might see how greatly we need Him. Pity the poor soul who thinks otherwise. So God takes action to show us our need by appointing or allowing difficulties in our lives. Although He doesn’t always reveal the purpose of a particular trial, He does give us a promise that it will work “for good” ( Rom. 8:28). But He does more than that.

God also comforts us by assuring us that His grace will be sufficient to get us through even the toughest trials. Throughout history we can see examples of this being true. We can rest assured that after experiencing that for ourselves we will say with David, “It is good for me that I have been afflicted” ( Psa. 119:71). That puts everything in a different light. Our troubles and trials will not be for nought. They might be painful but they will be profitable.