Be Comforted In God

 

Are you sorrowful in life just as the fishermen on banks of Egypt? The fishermen also will mourn; all those will lament who cast hooks into the River, and they will languish who spread nets on the waters (Isaiah 19:8). Those who are mourning, lamenting or in sorrow, bible has a beautiful promise for us. Blessed are those are who are mourning, for they shall be comforted (Matthew 5:4). Blessed means spoken well of, to be praised or to make happy. Good part is we shall be comforted. Comforted means exhorted or encouraged which makes our pain bearable. How will we be comforted? According to 2 Corinthians 1: 3- 4),  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 tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. We receive the strength, encouragement and hope from God to deal with our troubles. Not only that, we cannot bring divine deliverance from affliction to another, but it is possible to share with others the encouragement we received from the Lord. In the book of Job, we read Job lost his family, health and possessions. The Lord restored Job’s losses not only that the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Finally, we see Job was comforted for all the adversity. All his sorrow was turned to joy. Let us read, John 16: 22, therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you. Take courage, you too will be comforted by the Lord as Job.