Good day everyone. Oh give thanks unto the Lord for He is good yes He is good and He is worthy of our praise. Although you may be going through hardships and trails, the God we serve is there to give us comfort. Hallelujah!
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear Heavenly Father, I come before you on behalf of my brothers and sisters in Christ to admit that we have not always lived “blameless” lives. Please forgive us for that. I pray that You would make us people who live a life above reproach, those who are blameless, who keeps a good testimony and reputation. We want to become more like Jesus and grow closer to You every day. Thank You for covering us with the blood of Jesus, for forgiveness of sin, and for giving us a new life. We praise You, the most “blameless” of all, who is always good, full of grace and love. Have mercy on us. In Jesus’ wonderful name I pray, Amen and Amen.
Let’s eat.
GOD’S COMFORT TO ALL
2 Corinthians 1:3-11
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us. We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us. And you are helping us by praying for us. Then many people will give thanks because God has graciously answered so many prayers for our safety.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
As a child, we always wanted surprises, whether it was a piece of candy, a little toy from the store, or perhaps a trip to our grandmother’s. It doesn’t take too much to make a child happy. But, as we grow older, the costs of the surprises seem to be more and more. It comes to the point most surprises don’t excite us anymore. The flowers lose their smell, and they become limp, after a few days. The candy is never the right kind of chocolate. The clothes never fit. And, who gets cards anymore? BUT ‘Daddy’ has endless surprises. He wants you to come to Him, abide in Him, and the surprises are yours for the asking. He loves you more than anyone could ever love you. His tenderness goes beyond that we can show to each other. He says come sit with me, love me with a never-ending love and I will give you your dreams, and be with you always. What better surprises, than to have Him show up when you most need comforting!
Barbara Sanders
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