Comfort

April 9-10

Comfort     

So encourage each other with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:18

Jacob had experienced renewal in his relationship with God, but that did not mean life became easy for him. In the first years after his return home, Jacob experienced the loss of his beloved wife, Rachel, and of his father, Isaac. Death is an unfortunate reality we will all need to face one day.

Grief is natural, even for people who have put their hope in God. It signifies that the person who has died was important to us.

But grief does not have the last word. God has given even greater hope for believers who follow Christ. Because Jesus has died and risen again, we trust that God will also raise those who have died with faith in Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). We may grieve, but we grieve as those who move forward in the hope of God’s promise.

Prayer for today: Father of all comfort and hope, provide Your children with peace today. Sustain us with the confidence of all the promises of Jesus Christ. Amen.