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21 August 2019 |
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Today God says:
"I will comfort you when you mourn"
He promises me:
"Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted". (Matt. 5:4)
My response to the word:
Whenever I have experienced loss in my life, God has always been there to give me His comfort. In fact, I know Him to be "the God of all comfort". God promises me that He will both comfort me and bless me in any time of mourning that I will have to face. I believe Him and trust Him to fulfil His promise to me.
My prayer:
Lord, thank you for being "the God of all comfort". I will walk in the knowledge of your comfort throughout this day.
Today's scriptures:
"The Lord is my Shepherd. I am never in want….Even though I walk through the dark valley of death, because you are with me, I fear no harm". (Ps.23:1,4 GW) "As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you". (Isa. 66:13 GW) "Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Father who is compassionate and the God who comforts". (2 Cor. 1:3 GW)
Quote for today:
God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty. (Peter Marshall)
On this day:
"Scriptures are taken from the King James Bible or those marked (GW) are from the God's Word Translation, used with permission".
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On 21st August 1866 Civilla D. Martin, teacher and songwriter, was born in Nova Scotia. A pastor's wife, she penned in 1904 the hymn, "Be Not Dismayed, Whate'er Betide", also known as. "God Will Take Care of You".
On 21st August 1849, George Grenfell was born in Sancreed, Cornwall. He joined the Baptist Missionary Society and went to Cameroons in 1874. From 1878 he surveyed the Congo and built a river steamer that could be dismantled, carried around cataracts and then reassembled. He set up many mission stations. He died in Basoko, Congo, in 1906 at the age of 56 years.