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El Nehkumah; God of All Comfort
I’m late with this particular name of God, or so I am according to all personal and planned outlines But it’s perfectly time by my God who is always on time and in the details of my life. He’s the same for you: on time and in the details. What God does here is incredible. You’ll understand before the end of this post.
El Nehkumah
I don’t recall hearing this name of God before a couple of weeks ago. It’s possible I have and just don’t recall, but it’s exactly what God wants me to know right now, and since you’re here with me, He wants you to know it, too.
El, my God, Nehkumah, all comfort. God of all comfort.
One of my first years of teaching I wanted to play “Red Light, Green Light” with my classroom of kindergartners. So, with the entire group of five year old children looking up at me, I explained the rules to them fully expecting they understood.
Then I formed two lines and instructed each group to wait until I got to the other end to call Red Light or Green Light. They could run toward me on GREEN or stop in their tracks on RED.
One last time I reminded them to listen to my instructions and follow the pattern for red and green lights as called. Now, all children were finally in place, and I was at the far end of the playground. Hands up in the air and I call it, “RED LIGHT!”
Uncontrollable laughing overtook me as the stampede of every single child stormed my direction. Affirming my rookie status in the classroom, I couldn’t believe my students, without exception, were in the wrong lane.
That was a fun time, but we had to revisit the instructions for understanding. People are people whether little or big, young or old, aren’t they?
Line up
Sometimes I really am a slow learner, but I’m willing to bet I could line up most every honest human being into one line given the choice of two:
- Loves to be uncomfortable
- Loves to be comfortable.
I’m thinking the first choice would be largely vacant. We don’t like to be uncomfortable. In fact, we try to be comfortable in most every way.
Uncomfortable
We avoid emotions of sadness, we avoid many emotions if we feel as if they’re telling too much of what we intend to be kept private shielded by the masks we regularly wear for whatever reasons we have.
When it’s hot out, we seek shade, air-conditioning, shelter or a cooling body of water. Conversely, cozy layers, hand-warmers, fire pits, fireplaces, a warm body and anything else that will spark some heat is a hot (ha!) commodity as the temps dip.
The same trajectory of every other discomfort follows suit as we do what we need to flee its inconvenience. We are people who hate to be uncomfortable at most any cost. Sometimes we can convince ourselves the pain is worth whatever advantage we’re aiming for, such as in exercise or pregnancy, but almost always when we are uncomfortable we strive to find our way back to the ease of comfort.
Seeking Comfort
Seeking comfort. It causes all sorts of problems in our lives. I’ve talked about this before, and like you, I’ve lived it out.
When we find ourselves in the trenches of life, whether we’re there by self inflicted consequences or by no choice of our own, almost every way we convince ourselves to seek comfort is futile at best, and downright dangerous at its worst.
Addictions and unhealthy habits are born from comfort seeking vices: shopping, eating, drug abuse, self harm, pain numbing alcohol use…and more. Self destructing! That is how much we hate being uncomfortable.
There is a better way; there really is a path for those desiring all comfort. It’s with the Lord of all comfort. Let me introduce to you, El Nehkumah.
Finding Comfort
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:3
All Comfort
ALL comfort. God not only offers His children comfort. He offers us all comfort.
Friends, if I was standing before you talking to your group, or sitting beside you having a private conversation, I would implore your attention to this next thought. Our God isn’t sitting in heaven with His hands folded waiting to send Jesus back to get His own.
Of course, He IS going to do just that, but in the mean time He is not sitting as a spectator to your life. He is as alive today as He has always been. Sisters, God is alive. He is in every detail of our lives. His Word is alive and well:
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Hebrews 4:12
Every Detail of your Life
And He is in every detail of your life. Watch for Him. Look for Him. Run to Him. Trust Him, and find ALL COMFORT in Him.
I told you as I started this, and I’ll post a photo of my schedule here (blurry, I know, but El Nehkumah is there to be published on the 14th, which means I would be praying over and studying it on the day prior. Though it seems like I’m late to the game just writing this days later, it was meant for me this very minute; I need God’s comfort today. Last week, on the 13th, my dad died.
God is alive and involved in every detail of my life, and of your life, too.
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Temporary Comfort is Temporary
What are you chasing after? What are you exchanging in effort to be comfortable in your own life? Temporary comfort is just that, temporary. And it’s costly. Choose El Nehkumah; choose all comfort.
Turn to the Lord, trust Him with every detail in your life. He still is in the business of comforting you: ALL comforting. Nothing slips by, nothing missed, nothing left without His comfort: all comfort.
El Nehkumah, the God of all comfort. I praise You.
