God's Comfort Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted.



Here we find the 2nd Beatitude in Jesus' introduction to His Sermon on the Mount. The beatitudes are somewhat of a presentation of contrasts. Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Jesus wants us to understand that things are not at all what they seem. What seems right in our eyes is not reality when it comes to the blessings that God has for us.

Why is it important for us to know that, "Blessed or happy are those that mourn for they shall be comforted?" God wants us to know that when difficulty comes and trials face us, He will be there for us. Jesus' words, "Let not your heart be troubled" needs to ring over and over again in our hearts and in our minds for this is God sole desire for us all. He does not want us to worry and fret over the storms that we will have to face in our lives. In fact, when the storms begin to brew, we can actually find comfort in the Lord because of His promise that He will be there with us and He will be there for us.

You and I as God's children can rest on His promise to us, "Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted." It does not matter what we face, God's comfort is available to us and available for us. You and I can rest on the promise of His abiding presence in our lives and His comforting presence in our hearts. Jesus is the anointed and appointed Comforter. He is the anointed comforter because He Himself bore our sins and He endured temptation and He understands our needs and our sorrows and our difficulties.

Because Jesus ever lives to make intercession on our behalf He is the appointed comforter for us. He comforts us by pardoning our sin. He comforts us by giving us a new heart and a new life, changing our old nature to the new nature that is ours in Christ Jesus. He comforts us by reminding us of His precious promises that are many. He reminds us of His love for us and His abiding presence and power and provisions. He wants us to remember every moment of every day that He is there for us to give us life and to give it to us more abundantly.

Because we can know that God is always there with us and always there for us, there is comfort in times of sorrow. Because we know that God has everything in and under His control, we can be comforted in the fact that He loves us and He cares for us and He will provide for us in every situation that we will ever face. Nothing is impossible with God and there is nothing that He will not do for us.