Warriors Arise: September 26, 2023
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
This may not be a newsflash, however, I do want to make you aware. We can deny ourselves something we desperately need; therefore, preventing healing before it even starts. We need to acknowledge we have a loss. We need to mourn the loss.
If you are feeling the loss of someone or something, you are in mourning. Most of us do not want to admit it. We think admitting that we are mourning is weakness. Honestly, it reveals strength. One who admits they are in mourning, is ready to begin the healing process. They are not the ones avoiding the healing process. You may not want to go through it so you avoid it at all cost. We tend stuff it, but you and I know, it never goes away until you go through it.
We are told, "You need to get over that and move on. You can't change what happened. Why is that still bothering you?" Why do people give advice like that? It is ridiculous. And, yet, I was one of those people. I am not proud of it. I didn't know how to apply Romans 12:15, the second half, "Mourn with those who are mourning." That is a command from God. He worked it into me until I would yield. I had to allow myself and those around me to mourn the loss.
We learned yesterday, God is the God of all comfort. He has exactly what we need. He can bring healing to our soul. However, He also calls us to be co-laborers with Him. He says we are members of one body, the Bride of Christ. Therefore, if one part of the body is hurt then there is another part of the body responding to that hurt to bring about healing.
The body of Christ, the church, all Christians around the world, need to understand and administer comfort the way God does. This applies to the verse, "freely you have received, now freely give." Comfort is a demonstration of agape. When we have receive agape, we can give it to others. Therefore, when we have receive comfort from God we can give comfort to others. When we reject God's love toward us, we do not have the depth of God's love to give comfort at a level that brings about healing.
One who receives God's love, being continually filled with the Spirit, will have His comfort to give to give to others. We are to bless others by meeting them right where they are, in chemist of their pain and loss. We are to offer them God's comfort through us. Sometimes, the best thing you and I can do is be quiet; let the cry, scream, and get upset and be their friend afterward. Don't wait for them to call you, you call them. Be the blessing Jesus is talking about. Bring them healing. The one who is in mourning is blessed because God is going to surround them with His comfort and make them whole again.
Father, I am a blessing. I know exactly what it feels like to be in mourning and feel like there is no one there to offer godly comfort. I pray I would receive from You and look for the hurting, those who are mourning. I pray I would represent You well and embrace them ith Your comfort. I pray for healing to come, restoration to begin, and life to return to those in mourning in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy Hand
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