Ah,
Sovereign Lord, You have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and
outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
Jeremiah 32:17
I watched my friend, Virginia, as she greeted friends at Sid’s funeral. He had suffered a stroke and fought a
futile battle for life for several months. How difficult it was for a wife to
watch as her husband suffered. Now he was gone.
Fortunately this story has
a happy ending. Sid is no longer suffering, but is in Heaven enjoying all the
blessings promised to God’s children. Still, Virginia has a hole in her heart.
How can she recover after fifty- six years of marriage? There is an empty place
at the table and no partner beside her. The hole is made even larger with added
responsibilities she must tend to. Sid is not there to advise her. Still she
must go on.
Virginia has the best
mending kit available. She depended on the Lord all the time Sid was sick. Now
she will turn to Him to heal her heart.
The God who created the
universe is capable of anything. He is the Great Comforter.
Praise be
to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and
the God of all comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3).
Between the verse for
today and 2 Corinthians 1:3 we can learn three characteristics of our Heavenly
Father that aid Him in mending your heart:
1. Nothing is too hard for
Him
2. He is the Great
Comforter
3. He is the Father of
Compassion
What has caused a hole in
your heart? Maybe you, too, have lost a husband through death or divorce. Many
of you have mega illnesses in your home. Maybe you are dealing with the death
or illness of one or two parents. Financial burdens sometimes eat away so that
you feel that you are in a hole as well as having one
eating at you each day.
Children can dig a hole in
your heart in many ways. I feel that most parents try hard to do the
right thing. We all fail. I want to encourage you to remember that God’s first
children weren’t perfect. Adam and Eve disobeyed God, and one of their sons
killed his brother. Don’t blame yourselves. That only widens the hole.
Call on the name of the
Lord. Remember that nothing is too hard for Him. Ask Him for relief. Stay close
to Him through prayer so that you feel His comfort.
Dear
Father, Thank You for loving us. Comfort your hurting children.
Janice
Yandell
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