Read: 2
Corinthians 1:2-7
Blessed be
God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the
God of all comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:3
have nine brothers and sisters that are
all younger than me, and I have two boys of my own. I know a thing or two about
babies. One of the most notable characteristics of babies is that they cry. A
lot. You don’t even have to grow up around babies or be a baby expert to know
that. However, trying to figure out why they are crying is a completely
different matter altogether. Life around a baby would be so much easier if they
could just say what was bothering them, but unless you have a living marvel on
your hands, that surely isn’t going to happen. So they leave you to wander
through the darkness of trying to figure out what is ailing them. On more than
one occasion, even after the baby had been changed, fed, and well-rested, he
continues to cry as if something was horribly wrong. In the end, all he wanted
was to be picked up so he could lay his head on my shoulder as a nice
resting-place to suck his thumb. He wasn’t hurt or annoyed (he probably didn’t
even really know what he wanted), he just needed to feel the reassuring hug of
someone familiar and comforting to him.
God does the same with his children.
Sometimes the cares and struggles of life begin to bog us down to the point
where we don’t even know what is wrong with us. We turn to God for help, but we
cannot even express to Him how we feel or why we need Him. We kneel before Him,
but the words do not come. The difference between our Heavenly Father and an
earthly father is that God doesn’t have to guess why we are crying. He knows
our hearts even better than we do. He is there to offer us the shoulder we need
to cry on. He consoles us with a restoring love that binds up any wounds, calms
all our fears, and wipes away the tears we are afraid to let others see.
I want my kids to want me to comfort them
when they need someone. Our Father in Heaven is no different. Do you have
things that are weighing you down? Do you have struggles in school or at home
that seem to be more than you can bear? Run to God. He is standing with His
arms open, waiting to give you all the consolation you need.
Quote of
the day: “Therefore ought a man to rest wholly upon God, so that he needeth not
seek much comfort at the hands of men.” – Thomas a Kempis
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