In today's verse 15, we're continuing our series focusing on God's promises by looking at his promise of comfort.

We serve a God of all mercy and comfort.

A God who knows our pain, weeps with with us and has a perfect plan to lead us to

abundant life, even in the midst of it all. 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. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Just. I'm The Our scripture for today comes from 2 Corinthians chapter 1 verse 3.

Scripture says,

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all comfort.

2 Corinthians chapter 1, verse 3, 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 wrought with depression and hurt,

we have a Father who is the source of all comfort.

We serve the God of compassion and love.

Let's allow the truth of God's comfort to fill us today.

Let's rest in the goodness of God's presence

and let him minister to any areas in which we feel hurt or depressed.

David tells us in Psalm 34, verse 18,

the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

Psalm 34 comes in the context of David fleeing from Saul's persecution.

David in this season of his life knew all too well what it's like to need comfort.

His circumstances were anything but peaceful.

But in this moment, God faithfully delivered him again from the hands of Saul.

David writes in Psalm 34, verses 6 through 10,

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them.

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