Devotion for Thursday March 1, 2018
Topic: He Will Comfort You
Text: Isaiah 51:1 – 3
It is good for
those privileged to be born again, to consider that they were shaped in sin.
This should cause us to have low thoughts of ourselves, and high thoughts of
divine grace we have received by virtue of our new birth. In our text, we are called
to a steadfast faith in the Lord. If we consider our present state, we will be
discouraged. For this reason, God speaking through the prophet Isaiah called on
us to consider where and how we started. He also challenged us to look at the
life of Abraham our father of faith and his wife Sarah how He increased them. Thus,
He assured His people of His comfort in their troubled state with promise of
restoration (Isaiah 51:3).
Beloved, God is a covenant keeping God. He that
called us is faithful (Deuteronomy 7:9; Nehemiah 9:32). He called us for a
purpose which amongst them is to increase and comfort us. In this world, we are
faced with so many challenges of life like sickness (some protracted), sever
wants, spiritual battles and many more. All these are what we face because we
are still in the world. However, there is a place God has prepared for us that
is void of all this challenges. In the interim however, He has assures us of
His comfort (Psalm 102:13; Isaiah 40:1; 51:12; 52:9 – 10).
What do you lacking
now that everything seem to be like desert to you? He will make all to flourish
again like the Garden of Eden be it your health, finances, marriage, studies,
etc. In this new month, hold on to Him.
Sing SS&S 530
Food for Thought: When God says
something, He performs it. Keep believing for He will never fail
Memory verse: Isaiah 51:3
Prayer:
Lord, send your comfort to me in my troubled situations.