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GOD OF ALL COMFORTREV. FESTUS A. EKENYERECopyright © 2007 FESTUS A.EKENYEREGOD OF ALL COMFORTAll scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, are taken from the King JamesVersion of the Holy Bible.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronic,mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other without the written priorpermission of the publisher.National Library of Nigeria Cataloguing in Publication DataEKENYERE, Festus Asopuruchukwu 1959 –God of all Comfort1.God – Attributes2.God – Biblical teaching3.God – FatherhoodI.TitleBT 130.E36 2007 231ISBN 978-33875-9-6 AACR 2 DEDICATIONI DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO THE SAINTS WHO ENDURE TRIALS AND AFFLICTIONS FORRIGHEOUSNESS’ SAKE.ARE YOU GOING THROUGH TRIALS NOW? BE COURAGEOUS!
 
TABLE OF CONTENTSDEDICATION ……………………...……iiiTABLE OF CONTENTS …….…………IVINTRODUCTION ………………………..1CHAPTER ONE:THE GREAT REWARDER ……………...7CHAPTER TWO:THOSE WHO KNOW THEIR GOD……22CHAPTER THREE:BEING CONFIDENT OF THIS…………35CHAPTER FOUR:THE GREAT COMFORTER …………...43LIST OF OTHER BOOKS BYREV. FESTUS ASO. EKENYERE. …..54 INTRODUCTIONThrough out the pages of Scripture, I see a picture of a tenderly loving Fatherwho encourages, comforts and strengthens His people in times of trouble. In theOld Testament age, the compassionate Father is seen in several occasion, eventhough offended and rejected by His people, yet was touched by the feeling oftheir infirmities. In most cases He rescued them from total collapse.In the New Testament age, when Jesus walked physically on the land ofPalestine, the Bible made this remark about Him – “How God anointed Jesus ofNazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, andhealing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”- Acts 10:38.In Nazareth, Jesus said of Himself as He read from the book of ProphetIsaiah, - ”The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me topreach the gospel to the poor, HE HATH SENT ME TO HEAL THE BROKEN-HEARTED, topreach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to setat liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” –Luke 4:18,19 (Emphasis mine). This ministry was fulfilled. As we read through thepages of the four gospels we discover the numerous times when Jesus healed allmanner of diseases, raised the dead to life and forgave the sins of the sinner.The hopeless sought Jesus for hope, the hungry for bread and the leper for
 
cleansing.Before His crucifixion, He made this promise to His people – “I will praythe Father, and he shall give you ANOTHER Comforter, that he may abide with youfor ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because itseeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, andshall be in you.” - John 14:16,17.Thus we see the blessed Trinity comforting and encouraging those who puttheir trust in Him. This divine attribute of God gave birth to this book. As yougo through its pages, you will discover more about the compassionate God who isalways by your side.Sometimes you feel discouraged as a result of the attacks of the devil onevery side. They come in divers ways that you begin to question the reality of thepresence of God. Pressure from every side seems to overwhelm you. The people youthink will help have disappointed you on every occasion you called on them forhelp. You are about to give up your faith. Friend, be of good courage. God isstill on the throne. He is still in charge of the earth and all that is in it.As we draw closer to the end of the age, the battle between righteousnessand unrighteousness gets more and more fierce. Satan tries to draw as many soulsas he can to camp. The people that resist him incur his wrath. In all, God issaying, “be of good courage, he that endures to the end shall be saved.” As longas the church is still on earth, persecution, affliction, trials of diverse kindsare inevitable. They are however not meant to discourage you but to promote you.The word of God is given to quicken you in times of trials. The Psalmist knew thissecret. He says, - “Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hastcaused me to hope. This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hathquickened me.” – Psalm 119:49,50. David was one-man trials and afflictions did notstop from pressing forward in the love of God. The Lord will uphold you with Hishands as He did to David and other men of faith who passed through this word.The purpose of this book is to present to you a loving Father who wipes awaythe tears of His children. The Father who rewards faithfulness. The Father whostrengthens His people is The Great Comforter indeed!Like the Apostle Paul, I have tested His goodness and rejoiced in HisComfort in times of troubles. So I am motivated to share this book with you. Whenthe enemy thought mine has come to an end, when the devil thought by afflicting mehe will put me out of the kingdom business. When it seemed as though there was nohope for me. Behold, the God of all comfort is always by my side. Be of goodcheers! The Bible says, “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all ourtribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by thecomfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” – II Corinthians 1:3,4You are about to read the things that kept me on in the faith and ministry.The comfort wherewith I was comforted in times of affliction I am about to sharewith you. Like King David of old, the word of God caused me to hope and the sameword that strengthens me daily I bring across your way to day.I read through the write-up of a certain man of God on Isaiah 48:10, and Iwas tremendously blessed. It reads - “Comfort thyself, tried believer, with thisthought: God saith, "I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction." Does notthe word come like a soft shower, assuaging the fury of the flame? Yea, is it notan asbestos armour, against which the heat hath no power? Let affliction come--Godhas chosen me. Poverty, thou mayst stride in at my door, but God is in the housealready, and He has chosen me. Sickness, thou mayst intrude, but I have a balsamready--God has chosen me. Whatever befalls me in this vale of tears, I know thatHe has "chosen" me. If, believer, thou requirest still greater comfort, rememberthat you have the Son of Man with you in the furnace. In that silent chamber ofyours, there sitteth by your side One whom thou hast not seen, but whom thoulovest; and ofttimes when thou knowest it not, He makes all thy bed in thyaffliction, and smooths thy pillow for thee. Thou art in poverty; but in thatlovely house of thine the Lord of life and glory is a frequent visitor. He loves
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