Comfort One Another.

There are words of comfort in this awful world. Yes, I said it, awful world. Does this make me a naysayer, a pessimist, one of those people who can't see the good in everything? Maybe, probably, you know what, who cares…it is the truth.

This world is awful in so many ways. Even Jesus did not like this world.

Mar_4:19  And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

Joh_8:23  And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Joh_12:31  Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

Joh_14:30  Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

Joh_18:36  Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Rom_12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

1Co_3:19  For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

2Co_4:4  In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Mat 4:8  Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 

Mat 4:9  And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 

Mat 4:10  Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 

Eph_2:2  Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience

Eph_6:12  For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

This world has rulers of darkness, a prince of power, a spirit working in disobedience, a god who blinds minds, a devil who owns all the kingdoms of this world, worries, deceit, lusts. This world gives us pain in all forms without regard to anything- not even the innocence of unaccountable youth, or the feeble minded innocence of the aged. You can learn of the world's injustice easily. Caught up in a protective bubble where you don't even allow the world's noise- it's news, it's actions in your life- refusing to seek others knowing the risk of pain from them is high, even then tragedy can strike in a moment for you- there is no escape from the horrors of this world we live in. We simply adjust to the horrors as being commonplace, expectable, lamenting them briefly and moving on to preserve what sanity we have. We strive to find the joy among all the heartache and pain running rampant through our lives. We cling to moments of joy given, we soak up the laughter, we long for the elusive true moments of peace amid the chaos knowing none of these things lasts for long.

A world of chaos surrounds us all, and we all long for peace in a place where everyone TRULY has everyone else's best interests at heart and it shows. We live in a broken world, a society of deceit where people are placed in positions of power only to get caught up in the abuse of that power where wickedness is a way of life. We have governments wanting to rule over even the thoughts of people they consider beneath them. We have governments corrupted so completely, twisted so tightly that they no longer work for the people under their control. The highest bidder gets their way, and the god of this world, the ruler of the darkness of this world, the prince of the power of this world controls them all, giving them sheep's clothing to wear that becomes such a form fitting suit they can't remove it, but allows the wolf beneath to reign unchecked.

So WHERE do we find comfort for each other? WHAT can I say to comfort all who recognize the horrors of their existence in this awful world?

Three words sum things up and hold the weight of so much hope-

Kingdom of Heaven.

'For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.'  1Th 4:16-18

The Kingdom of Heaven Christ preached to us is real, in fact it is a reality like no other. Is it any wonder that the prince of this world has blinded the eyes of the majority to the reality of what is to come? They call it fantasy, fables, lies, deceit, delusion, demented, falsehoods, fiction… so many names associated with the Kingdom of Heaven's reality, so many cover ups and counterfeits.

We are to comfort one another in this awful world with the words of hope being the return of the Lord to take us to the kingdom of heaven with Him, because of Him, through Him, by His grace and mercy, His love.