Comfort My People (September 4th, 2002)

As I was going about some daily household chores, a sudden onslaught of feelings and emotions of failure, defeatism, and depression threatened to overwhelm me. I was stunned and shocked by the suddenness of these feelings which threatened to overwhelm me. After years of walking with the Lord, I immediately recognized that this was a spiritual attack and began to pray.

As I sought the Lord about the sudden onslaught of these feelings, He began to speak to me.

"I have allowed you to experience an attack which is coming suddenly to My children," the Lord said to me. "As a tidal wave, these feelings and emotions will overtake and overwhelm many of My children."

"What would you have me to do, Lord?" I prayed.

"Comfort My children," the Lord replied.

Immediately, I thought of Isaiah 40. I went and got my Bible and began to read this chapter in Isaiah. The following verses were impressed upon my heart as I read them. I feel there are some of God's children who will be comforted and strengthened by these portions of Scripture.

Isaiah 40:1, 11, 27-31 ~~

{1} Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

{11} He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

{27} Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?

{28} Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

{29} He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

{30} Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

(31} But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

There are many who can say as the Apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4: 8-9, 16 ~~

{8} We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

{9} Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

{16} For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

There are many of God's children right now who are weary with the myriad battles they have been engaged in. I feel the Lord is speaking words of comfort to those of you who are weary.

"I, even I, am he that comforteth you." (Isaiah 51:12)

Be encouraged. The Lord has not left you alone. Neither has He forsaken you. Recognize the attack for what it is, and realize where it is coming from, pray and allow the Lord to fight your battle(s) for you.

In Him, ~~ Hollie L. Moody