[Discoveries] 06-15-07 Comfort

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none 
to assist him. The man who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's 
heart sing. -- Job 29:12-13*/

Job was longing for the days when he was in his prime. He remembered how 
he came to the aid of those who were weak, hungry and needy.

When I was in college, we studied something called "apologetics," or 
arguments in favor of Christianity. To me, the most powerful apologetic 
is the character of God. Though He has all power and can do anything He 
wishes, he deals gently with those who are weak, those who stumble, 
those who cannot carry the burden given to them.

And God's kindness is reproduced in His people. God's nature is in us 
and we feel His call to reach out to the needy. In our prayers, in our 
time, in our finances, we look for ways lift up those who bowed down. 
That desire and those actions take on a little different flavor with 
each of us.

This is what makes the gospel sweet and attractive. The kindness of God 
soothing and comforting people in need.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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