Title: If you want happiness, comfort me first.
Isaiah (158) If you want happiness, first comfort him (Isaiah 66:10-14)
< God's Maternal Attributes >
Man is a being who feels secure in his father's authority. If you break that authority, the foundation of your life will also be shaken. So let go of authoritarianism, but respect authority. A person who respects authority and respects those who preceded him eventually gets the blessing of the head. In the same way, people feel secure in the authority of their Heavenly Father, and at the same time seek maternal love from God. Actually, God has the father's paternal authority, but also the mother's maternal love.
The text well describes God's maternal love. God revealed Himself as a motherly person. God is by my side like a mother, protects me thoroughly, and devotes endlessly to me. That maternal love of God is fully revealed in the very ‘Mother of the Holy Spirit’.
In John 14:18, Jesus promised that He would come as the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, to be with us like Mother, and to be our comforter. A house without a mother is like a desert. When the children return home, they feel secure, comforted, and loved just by the fact that their mother is at home. Without the Holy Spirit like Mother, the loneliness and pain felt in life would be far greater than the loneliness and pain of a child in a house without a mother.
One day, the New York Times asked the New York Times to investigate "The 12 Greatest Women in America," and after extensive research, the editorial staff of the newspaper came to this conclusion. "The 12 greatest women in America are women you've never heard of outside of your own home." In other words, a woman who silently dedicates herself to her husband and children at home is a truly great woman. In that way, the Holy Spirit continues to be with us like a mother who cares for her little ones and makes a silent devotion. In that sense, boasting and showing off loudly is the opposite of being filled with the Holy Spirit.
<If you want happiness, comfort yourself first>
A mother's warm touch and comfort are most needed in times of suffering. When everything goes well, many people come to us to become friends, but when things are difficult and difficult, few people come to visit us. Who is the first to come to my aid when I am in such distress, give me courage, and risk everything to improve the situation? it's the mother
One day, someone asked a mother of eight children. “Which child do you love the most?” The mother answered. “I have the most love and interest in the fourth person who is weak.” Everyone will answer the same. God also shows the greatest love and care when I groan in pain in my weak state. God gives comfort to those in need. It is the Holy Spirit who vividly conveys God's kind love and infinite comfort.
One day, a soldier wounded in the Vietnam War returned to the United States. He was in serious condition. His eyes were blind, his body had no sanctity, and his heart was full of despair. Soon his mother came to his hospital bed. As soon as the mother entered the hospital room, she put her hand on her son's forehead without saying a word. Then the son said. “Are you a mother?” The mother didn't say a word, but the son knew he was already a mother from the warm touch.
The Holy Spirit is by my side like such a mother. Even if you can't see the Holy Spirit, you can feel the Holy Spirit's hand in your life. When I pray, even if the Holy Spirit does not speak to my ears, I can hear the comforting words of the Holy Spirit with the ears of my heart with sincere faith. When you receive such comfort and be filled with the Holy Spirit, one distinct phenomenon will occur. It means that he himself becomes a comforter. all people are weak Even the strong have weaknesses. So everyone needs comfort. A single word can save a soul, and a small consolation can change a life. If you want happiness, comfort yourself first.