2 Corinthians 1: 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
11 Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world,
Do you feel the world pressing in on you at times? Do not think that you are alone or that God has forsaken you in the midst of this world that has constant pressures from all sides. He is there to comfort you and to give you the strength to press forward with His testimony to the world. Stop for a moment, lay aside all the demands on your time for a moment and spend a moment alone with God. He only can bring you peace, no matter how tough the pressures surrounding you become.
Psalm 46: 10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
EVIL SURROUNDS
Evil surrounds
Evil abounds
Pressing my life throughout each day
Quickening Sounds
Blaring around
Bidding my heart within to sway
Lord, let your light shine in my heart
Command all darkness to depart
Let Your love shine forth through me
That all evil is forced to flee
Evil Surrounds
Evil Abounds
Firm in Your Grace I cannot sway
Quickening Sounds
Blaring Around
Your still voice drives them away
It is Your love that presses on
When my strength is fully gone
Remove from me each selfish thought
On that cross my life You bought
Faith now Surounds
Hope now abounds
Your Righteousness gives way
Glorious Sounds
Praise all Around
Sin’s chains are gone away
Let your love reach through these hands
Feet firm set on this grace in which I stand
Let your glory shine through me
A light a darkened world might see.
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