WEBVTT 00:04.508 --> 00:13.035 [SPEAKER_00]: In today's first fifteen, we're continuing our series focusing on God's promises by looking at His promise of comfort. 00:14.116 --> 00:17.359 [SPEAKER_00]: We serve a God of all mercy and comfort. 00:18.100 --> 00:27.628 [SPEAKER_00]: A God who knows our pain weeps with us and has a perfect plan to lead us to abundant life, even in the midst of it all. 00:29.012 --> 00:39.786 [SPEAKER_00]: Let's come to God today, open-hearted, ready and willing to receive His comfort, that we might be nearer to Him as the result of our time together. 00:40.847 --> 00:43.110 [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first fifteen podcast. 01:15.159 --> 01:33.214 [SPEAKER_00]: Our scripture for today comes from second Corinthians chapter one, verse three, scripture says, blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of mercies and God of all comfort. 01:37.779 --> 02:03.201 [SPEAKER_00]: Second Corinthians chapter one verse three tells us of a wonderful aspect of God's character that he is the father of mercies and God of all comfort in a world rock with depression and hurt we have a father who is the source of all comfort we serve the God of compassion and love 02:05.080 --> 02:09.063 [SPEAKER_00]: Let's allow the truth of God's comfort to fill us today. 02:10.545 --> 02:19.292 [SPEAKER_00]: Let's rest in the goodness of God's presence and let him minister to any areas in which we feel hurt or depressed. 02:22.034 --> 02:31.922 [SPEAKER_00]: David tells us in Psalm thirty four verse eighteen, the Lord is near to the broken hearted and saves the crushed in spirit. 02:33.981 --> 02:39.503 [SPEAKER_00]: Psalm thirty four comes in the context of David fleeing from Saul's persecution. 02:40.984 --> 02:46.725 [SPEAKER_00]: David in this season of his life knew all too well what it's like to need comfort. 02:47.846 --> 02:50.687 [SPEAKER_00]: His circumstances were anything but peaceful. 02:52.176 --> 02:57.662 [SPEAKER_00]: But in this moment, God faithfully delivered him again from the hands of Saul. 02:59.084 --> 03:02.768 [SPEAKER_00]: David writes in Psalm thirty-four verses six through ten. 03:03.729 --> 03:09.937 [SPEAKER_00]: This poor man cried and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. 03:11.420 --> 03:16.566 [SPEAKER_00]: the angel of the Lord and camps around those who fear Him and delivers them. 03:16.586 --> 03:21.111 [SPEAKER_00]: O taste and see that the Lord is good. 03:22.353 --> 03:25.697 [SPEAKER_00]: Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. 03:27.301 --> 03:33.185 [SPEAKER_00]: O fear the Lord, you His saints, for those who fear Him have no lack. 03:34.485 --> 03:41.930 [SPEAKER_00]: The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. 03:45.252 --> 03:50.175 [SPEAKER_00]: David took refuge in his faithful God and found comfort. 03:51.498 --> 03:56.788 [SPEAKER_00]: He placed his trust in the father of all comfort and found deliverance. 03:58.671 --> 04:03.239 [SPEAKER_00]: It really is true that those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. 04:04.809 --> 04:07.810 [SPEAKER_00]: The same God of David is your God. 04:09.070 --> 04:10.390 [SPEAKER_00]: You are His child. 04:11.770 --> 04:17.292 [SPEAKER_00]: See Him today that you might taste and see that the Lord is good. 04:19.312 --> 04:20.632 [SPEAKER_00]: All of us are broken. 04:22.113 --> 04:23.173 [SPEAKER_00]: All of us are hurting. 04:24.953 --> 04:27.834 [SPEAKER_00]: All of us need the love of our heavenly Father. 04:29.954 --> 04:32.295 [SPEAKER_00]: Where in your life today do you feel hurt? 04:33.910 --> 04:39.311 [SPEAKER_00]: Big or small, God cares about whatever pain you might be going through. 04:40.852 --> 04:46.653 [SPEAKER_00]: Your father longs to heal, whatever is holding you back from fullness of life in him. 04:49.054 --> 04:55.475 [SPEAKER_00]: Deuteronomy thirty-three verse twelve says, The beloved of the Lord dwells in safety. 04:56.435 --> 05:01.837 [SPEAKER_00]: The high gods surrounds him all day long, and dwells between his shoulders. 05:04.955 --> 05:06.236 [SPEAKER_00]: You are God's beloved. 05:07.517 --> 05:09.859 [SPEAKER_00]: You are bought at an incredible price. 05:11.601 --> 05:21.230 [SPEAKER_00]: He's opening up his arms to you today, asking you to simply come and find a refuge from all the hurt and pain of the world and him. 05:23.275 --> 05:32.143 [SPEAKER_00]: He desires to hold your heart today, and speak His healing love over any part of you wounded by the things of the world. 05:34.024 --> 05:39.329 [SPEAKER_00]: Spend time in His presence today, allowing the Spirit of God to mend you. 05:41.311 --> 05:49.798 [SPEAKER_00]: Allow God to cry with you, hold you, speak to you, and draw you into His process of inner healing. 05:51.718 --> 05:58.162 [SPEAKER_00]: God's promise to you is comfort and He's always faithful to deliver on His promises. 05:59.802 --> 06:05.425 [SPEAKER_00]: All that He asks of you is to make space in your heart for Him and receive. 06:07.407 --> 06:21.014 [SPEAKER_00]: Spend time today talking with the Father of all mercies and God of all comfort and experience the power of being wrapped up in the powerful and loving arms of God. 06:52.039 --> 06:57.281 [SPEAKER_00]: As we begin, ask God to make His nearness known to you today. 06:58.901 --> 07:04.223 [SPEAKER_00]: Receive His presence, and experience His profound limitless peace. 07:06.542 --> 07:16.210 [SPEAKER_00]: Psalm one forty five verse eighteen says the Lord is near to all who call on him to all who call on him in truth 07:40.200 --> 07:40.500 [UNKNOWN]: Thank you. 08:03.600 --> 08:04.101 [SPEAKER_00]: and next. 08:05.462 --> 08:09.945 [SPEAKER_00]: Open to God any part of your heart that is wounded or needs comfort. 08:11.187 --> 08:16.911 [SPEAKER_00]: It could be the wound of a parent, spouse, friend, colleague, etc. 08:18.353 --> 08:23.417 [SPEAKER_00]: Whatever you feel hurt by today, talk to your loving Heavenly Father about it. 08:25.500 --> 08:34.148 [SPEAKER_00]: Psalm thirty four verse eighteen says, the Lord is near to the broken hearted and saves the crushed and spirit. 09:15.705 --> 09:19.146 [SPEAKER_00]: And last receive God's comfort. 09:20.246 --> 09:24.547 [SPEAKER_00]: So often healing comes simply by the compassionate love of God. 09:26.071 --> 09:29.234 [SPEAKER_00]: as our Father God suffers as we suffer. 09:30.075 --> 09:32.016 [SPEAKER_00]: He hurts when we hurt. 09:33.478 --> 09:36.120 [SPEAKER_00]: Let His nearness and love come for you. 09:38.142 --> 09:51.514 [SPEAKER_00]: Second Corinthians chapter one verse three says, blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. 10:00.431 --> 10:01.246 [UNKNOWN]: you 10:41.996 --> 10:46.858 [SPEAKER_00]: Healing takes time, but it is time well worth spending. 10:48.199 --> 10:52.600 [SPEAKER_00]: We are not meant to go without the love and comfort of our Heavenly Father. 10:54.081 --> 10:55.241 [SPEAKER_00]: Seek out his presence. 10:56.302 --> 10:59.523 [SPEAKER_00]: Spend time at length simply being loved by him. 11:01.204 --> 11:11.008 [SPEAKER_00]: Makes space for God to work and find out how willing and able he is to blind up and heal any area of your heart that feels broken. 11:28.367 --> 11:33.449 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for listening to today's podcast about God's promise of comfort. 11:34.609 --> 11:44.113 [SPEAKER_00]: As you go about your day, try to stay open-hearted towards God, allowing him to meet you at the place of pain as soon as you feel it. 11:45.273 --> 11:51.776 [SPEAKER_00]: With God being so good and so near, there's no reason to go through our pain along. 11:53.285 --> 11:58.034 [SPEAKER_00]: Have a wonderful rest of your day today and may God bless you as you seek him.