THE ACTS October 2013 English | Page 18

insomuch that we despaired even of life: We should not lose hope, but be patient until all the problems turn into comfort. When a woman suffers from labour pains, the doctors ask her not to lose hope. After she delivers the child, her happiness will know no bounds. She feels a sense of joy when she looks at the child. Similarly, our problems are only for a while. We will experience comfort all our life after we go through these problems. Thus, hope lightens up our life when we pass through these problems. God’s ultimate righteousness is in giving us comfort and happiness. These problems will turn into testimonies and give us new strength. 2 Cor 1:7 – And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. While we walk through the journey of life with problems, those who do not lose hope, seek Jesus, and hold onto Him will receive absolute comfort and rest. 2 Cor 1:9, He says, But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: Paul said that when he faced the sentence of death, he did not trust in himself. But he trusted in God who raised even the 2 Cor 1:10 – Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will deliver us; So, we should not live by trusting ourselves but by faith in God who is well able to deliver us from death. Rom 8:38 – For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, When a man loves God, then God will give him all comfort. Precisely, it means that, there is no problem on the Earth from which God will not be able to deliver us. Problems that arise in our lives should produce comfort at the end. Christ can deliver us and comfort us from any kind of problems. Paul says that there is nothing on the earth which can separate us from the love of God. He loves us and we will surely receive comfort. We are created to receive comfort from God who loves us. Those who do not know Jesus and do not love him face different kinds of problems. But those who love Jesus stand steadfast in Him and receive eternal comfort and everlasting life. “A thousand may fall at my side, a ten thousand at my right hand, but nothing shall come near me”, says David. Those who believe in God and ask Him for protection dwell in complete safety. If any woman is childle