Theme For David Jeremiah Devotional August 6 2021 – God of Comfort
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear.
2 Timothy 4:17
Recommended Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7
Only one object can occupy a certain space at a time. And the human brain can only be aware of one thought at a time. And we can only move in one direction at a time. But that is not to say that a certain action can have only one purpose at a time.
Take God’s comfort, for example. When the apostle Paul received God’s comfort as a persecuted apostle, he said there were two purposes: One was his own comfort, and a second was that he might comfort others with the same comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). And when God comforted Paul with His presence when he was in prison, there were also two outcomes: One was Paul’s comfort, and the other was so he might continue to preach the Gospel to those around him in Rome. God comforts us for our own good—but also for the good of others.
If you are “uncomfortable” at the moment, allow God to strengthen you. Then look for ways to use your strength to serve Him and others.
There is comfort in the fact that God can never be taken by surprise.
Frank Gaebelein
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