Daily Devotional church in Bangalore
by Ps Jeyakumar Isaiah
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Welcome to Living Supernaturally, we are looking at God's word and the fact that God's word is comforting and God is our comforter. He is the ultimate source of comfort to us. We could be in various seasons of life and we could be going through stuff in our lives which require the comfort of God. And when we receive this comfort from God, it can be life-changing. While the circumstances may not change, where the situations may not change very greatly but the comfort that comes from God strengthens us so that with that same comfort, we are able to comfort others also. The verse that we're looking at is Psalm chapter 23 and verse 4 and this is King David who's writing this psalm and he describes God as the good shepherd and the comfort that he receives in the lowest points in his life. Psalm chapter 23 and verse 4, ‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for you are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.’ So, he's talking about the ministry of the comforter here. He's talking about the good shepherd whose sheep we are, we belong to the good shepherd. And he's saying even though I walk through the valley, a valley is a low point in a person's life. In a figure of speech, valley refers to a low point in a person's life and he's saying the valley of the shadow of death which means it's a frightening place, it's a place which threatens to take away our life, maybe it is something to do with sickness, maybe it's something to do with the life situation itself. He says, even though I walk through the valley, such a low point in my life, such a low season in my life where everything is taken away and it's the shadow of death, he says I will not fear, I will not fear no evil because you are with me. The presence of God comforts us and he goes on to say your rod and your staff they comfort me. You are with me and what you do, your protection, he's talking about the rod of the shepherd which the shepherd uses against any attack of the wild animals which come to take away the sheep. So, he uses the rod and he also uses the comfort of the staff. He uses a staff to lift up the sheep when they fall into some gorge or ravine or in some kind of a pit, he uses a staff to lift them up. He uses a staff to bring down certain branches so that the sheep can reach and be fed and they are strengthened. So, he says your rod and your staff, the way you protect, the way you nurture, the way you feed me, they comfort me in the lowest points of my life. Let's pray and receive the work, the ministry of the comforter in our own lives. Lord, we thank you that you are the comforter. We thank you that you are the good shepherd who comforts us with your protection, with your presence and with everything that you do in order to nurture us, to lift us up. Lord, I pray for those who need this comfort today, we thank you for this particular promise of comfort. Lord, we pray may we experience it in our lives so that we can be strengthened and changed from the inside out to live for you, we thank you, in Jesus’ matchless name we pray, Amen. Thank you for tuning in to Living Supernaturally, for more resources to strengthen your spiritual walk, please visit apcwo.org.
Duration:4 mins 40 secs
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All Peoples Church in Bangalore is a Spirit-filled, Word-based, Bible-believing Christian fellowship of believers in Jesus Christ desiring more of His presence and supernatural power bringing transformation, healing, miracles, and deliverance. We preach the full Gospel, equip believers to live out our new life in Christ, welcome the Charismatic and Pentecostal expressions in the assembly of God and serve in strengthening unity across all Christian churches. All free resources, sermons, daily devotionals, and free Christian books are provided for the strengthening of all believers in the Body of Christ. Join our services live at APC YouTube Channel. For further equipping, please visit APC Bible College.

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