Ray Comfort's Blog, page 8

Words of Comfort: Friendship with the world.

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Do not be surprised if the world does not want to have a friendship with you. Keep in mind the promise of Luke 6:22: “Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.” However, we are to love them, daily pray for them, and reach out to them in the hope that they will listen and turn to the Savior.

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Words of Comfort: The conscience awakens.

There is a way to awaken the conscience without having to wait for life’s afflictions to humble sinners. Afflict them with God’s Law. Remind them of their sins by doing what Jesus did, and going through the Ten Commandments. Charles Spurgeon said, “They must be slain by the Law before they can be made alive by the gospel.”

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Words of Comfort: Bow the knee.

Gen. 42:6 is the fulfillment of the dream Joseph had in Gen. 37:7: “Then behold, my sheaf arose and also stood upright; and indeed your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf.” Pharaoh had set Joseph over all the land of Egypt and all the people bowed the knee before him (see 41:43). God has given Jesus Christ a name that is above every name, and the day will come when all humanity will bow the knee to Jesus Christ (see Phil. 2:10).

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Words of Comfort: Rest on faith.

In the story of Joseph (in the Book of Genesis) Egypt’s deliverance depended upon their faith. Had they not believed Joseph, they would not have bothered to store up for the future during the times of plenty. Our salvation rests on faith in Jesus and God’s Word. If we did not believe that there is a coming Judgment Day, we would not trust in the righteousness of Christ. We would instead gorge ourselves during the times of plenty—in the pleasurable sins of this world.

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Words of Comfort: Foreshadow.

The story of Joseph is a wonderful foreshadow of the life of Jesus. After a lengthy imprisonment for a crime he did not commit, Joseph was called to serve Pharaoh. Pleased with Joseph’s service, Pharaoh exalted him to a high position of authority. When Joseph’s brothers later come to him for help, Joseph forgave them for their betrayal of him and saved their lives by providing the food they needed.
In these details, Joseph continues to foreshadow the Savior to come, who took the form of a slav...

Words of Comfort: We know the future.

We know what the future holds for this sinful world. God has given the believer an understanding of the times in which we live. We know of the terrible fate of the ungodly, and we long for this people to listen to us and to believe the words we speak. They are not our thoughts or words, but are the words of the Living God, directly from the Word of God.

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Words of Comfort: Guard your heart.

We can learn a lot from the story of Joseph. One big lesson is that Potiphar’s wife is still around. Her name is “Lust,” and she incessantly calls to every man to spend time with her. (First and Second Peter often speak of the sin of lust.) When she calls, do what Joseph wisely did: run (see v. 12). Flee fornication. Guard your eyes. It would be better to be blind than to let your eyes offend you. Guard your heart. Keep lust from entering your mind. How easy it would have been for Joseph to y...

Words of Comfort: Is God's patience inexhaustible?

Most people believe that God’s patience is inexhaustible. Gen. 38:7 shows that is not true. God lost patience with a rich man who said that he would build bigger barns and take life easy. He told the man that he was a fool and He took his life that night (see Luke 12:19–21). He also lost patience with a man and his wife when they told one lie, and killed them (see Acts 5:1–11). Such verses have a way of sobering us and bringing to us the most necessary virtues—the fear of the Lord.

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Words of Comfort: Cancer of jealousy.

Fortify yourself with the love of God. It will be a shield against the sin of jealousy. When a brother or sister is praised and we are neglected, love will not notice. It is blind to the shallowness of the praise of man. If King Saul had loved David, he would have rejoiced when David was praised for his endeavors of war (see 1 Sam. 18:6–8). Instead, Saul allowed the cancer of jealousy to eat away at his soul. Hatred and murder were its bitter bedfellows.

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Words of Comfort: Evidence for God's existence.

“Where is the evidence for God’s existence?” Waldon Yap
You are like a fish in the ocean wanting evidence for water. Evidence for the existence of the Creator is both intuitive and axiomatic. See Romans 1 for your motive and then Psalm 14:1 to see the mentality of those who pretend God doesn't exist. 
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