Called to be a comforter – Sis. Evangeline Paul Dhinakaran

“I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners.” (Isaiah 57:18)
Dear friend, the Lord’s promise for today is from Isaiah 57:18, “I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners.” God does two things to you. First, He heals you and then He comforts you. How does He heal us? Hosea 14:4 says, “I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.” He is the One who hurts us and heals us. We see that in Hosea 6:1 where it says, “Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.”

Why does God heal us to heal others? He heals us not just to heal others but also to comfort others. To comfort us God sends another Comforter. He is none another than the Holy Spirit. In John 14:16 Jesus says that the Holy Spirit is our Comforter, “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.” He will comfort you and heal you. Yes, the Holy Spirit will pray for us and intercede for us bringing us God’s comfort. We see so in Romans 8:26, “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
In the Bible, we see how Job suffered when the Lord tested him. His friends wounded his heart with their words. They accused job. It was in some way that the Lord Himself who had allowed Job to go through the pain and suffer with wounds. But God did not leave him to suffer till the end. We read in James 5:11, “As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.” God did heal Job and restore everything back to him. Today, Job is our example and comfort in our difficult times. The Lord will heal you too and comfort you so that you who receive the comfort will be a comfort to others (2 Corinthians 1:4).
Prayer:
Loving Father,

Let Your special anointing come upon me today. Touch and heal my sicknesses. Let every weakness be removed. May Your Holy Spirit come upon me today and deliver me completely. Let the Comforter rise up within me, comfort me and make me a comfort to others.

In Jesus precious name, I pray. Amen.