“There is an end to God’s disciplines, but there is no end to His comforts.” - Ray Ortlund
Sanctification is painful work. It disassembles and destroys those pieces of the flesh we have worked hard to build, keep, and grow. But ‘…the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives (Hebrews 12:6).” Sanctification and discipline are painful, but they flow from and to Love. And there is perhaps nothing more comforting than the reality that we are loved by God.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-5
God may your anger last a moment, and Your favor a lifetime. Amen
Comforted,
AB