OUR GOD IS THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT. He cares for His people who are often low and desponding; they do not live up to their privileges; the things of time make too deep an impression, because they do not sufficiently appreciate eternal things. But Jehovah is their Comforter; as such He presents Himself to us this morning. He is the God of all comfort. He comforteth those who are cast down. To Him alone we must look for comfort. Looking to creatures for what God promises, dishonours Him; and at such times the creature may well ask, "Am I in God's stead?" Our God comforts us by His Son, whom He hath given to us; by the Spirit, which He pours out upon us; by His word, in which He speaks to us: by His ordinances, in which He meets with us; and by His providence, when He appears for us. Let us look unto God as the author and giver of all comfort; let us plead with Him to comfort us according to His word, and let us be suspicious of all comfort which does not come from Him and lead to Him. He must be the centre to which we always tend, and the circumference within which we move. Apart from Him there is no true comfort.

For Meditation:
Jesus, all our consolations
Flow from Thee, the sovereign God;
Love, and faith, and hope, and patience,
All are purchased by Thy blood;
Now Thy richest grace impart,
Sanctify and fill my heart.