DCLM Daily Manna 23 March 2025 Devotional By Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The God Of All Comfort
TOPIC: The God Of All Comfort (DCLM Daily Manna 23 March 2025)
KEY VERSE: “Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God” (2 Corinthians 1:4).
TEXT: 2 Corinthians 1:1-7 (KJV)
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
MESSAGE:
Helen Keller was the first deaf-blind person in the United States to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. She lost her senses of seeing and hearing when she was 19 months old. She attended specialist and mainstream schools for formal education, sometimes suffering loneliness, rejection, and ridicule. She said that she was a devout Christian who believed in God; she was moved by the comfort of the Scriptures to declare famously: “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”
A disabled Helen Keller took a cue from Apostle Paul, who wrote about his agonizing experience in Macedonia, where, during a missionary expedition, he and Silas were beaten, disgraced, and imprisoned without committing a crime. All they did was proclaim the gospel of Christ and stand firmly by their position. When so persecuted, they leaned on God, “Who comforteth us in all our tribulation.”
The Christian journey to heaven is no bed of roses. There are ups and downs. Symbolically, it is like the two sides of a coin. Undeniably, the Christian faith ushers the believer into a life of joy, peace, power, glory, mercy, and favour. We are children of God and have the assurance of answered prayers. We have the hope of life eternal. As our Master counselled, we rejoice not because demons are subject unto us but we should because our names are written in the book of life! However, the believer is not exempted from life’s challenges and tribulations. We still have trials, temptations, and difficulties. At times, we are misunderstood and misinterpreted. We may be cast out of assemblies for no just cause. There could be hunger or deprivations. Christian pilgrims must understand that these are not strange experiences. Our Saviour and the apostles had their shares.
Our text reveals, however, that the God of all comforts and consolation will not leave us in times of troubles. We shall come out more than conquerors. Apostle Paul’s example is a model for us all. His challenges did not hinder his commitment to the Lord. He comforted those in similar situations, ‘’Who comforteth us in all our tribulation that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” The challenges of life make us better Christians and good comforters.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The best helpers should be those who have been helped.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Deuteronomy 7-9
Deeper Life Daily Manna was written by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
