As a Mother Comforts Her Child
by William Nicholson from Divine Comfort 1862 As a mother comforts her child,
so will I comfort you, and you shall be comforted. Isaiah chapter
66 verse 13 The condescending love of God
to sinners is most astonishing. Though He is the High and Lofty
One, yet He knows, pities, and cares for worms of the earth,
sinful, frail, dying men. Human language is insufficient
to express the heights and depths of divine compassion. God is
called the father of compassion and the God of all comfort who
comforts us in all our troubles 2nd Corinthians chapter 1 verse
3 and 4 also God who comforts the downcast 2nd Corinthians
chapter 7 verse 6 God's divine comfort is most
endearing and effective. As a mother comforts her child,
so will I comfort you. This is a beautiful and striking
comparison. No other relationship can so
expressively represent the parental kindness of God as an affectionate
mother caring for her beloved child. 1. God will comfort his people with
all the affection and solicitude of a mother. See the mother,
how she loves, strives, labors, suffers, and sacrifices for her
child. A mother watches over and defends
her child. So does our Heavenly Father.
He is a wall of fire, a refuge, a strong tower, a shield, a rock
of strength, a fortress, a very present help in times of trouble,
etc., etc. A mother is solicitous to care
and provide for her child. And my God will meet all your
needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus, casting
all your care on Him, because He cares about you. God will comfort his people with
all the patience and forbearance of a mother. For he himself knows
our frame. He is mindful that we are but
dust. Psalm 103 verse 14. The Lord is compassionate and
gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving kindness. Psalm 103 verse 8. 3. God will comfort his people with
all the forgiveness and consolation of a mother. How ready is she
to forgive her erring, wandering child, and how ready to console
in trouble! The Lord has comforted his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted. Isaiah 49.13 4. God will comfort his people with
all the instruction and correction of a mother. A good and wise
mother will both instruct and correct. Just so, the Lord disciplines
the one he loves and chastises every son whom he receives. Hebrews
12, verse 6. 5. God will comfort his people with
all the constancy of a mother. When does the love of a mother
end? Can a woman forget her nursing
child that she should have no compassion on the son of her
womb? even these may forget yet I will
not forget you behold I have engraved you on the palms of
my hands Isaiah chapter 49 verse 15 and 16 having loved his own
who were in the world he loved them to the end John chapter
13 verse 1 you