Looking for comfort

Whilst fishing off Minehead the captain of the boat told me a ‘true’ story – ‘you can’t be too careful in the Bristol Channel – second highest tidal flow in the world. A few summers back I noticed what looked like an old tree trunk in the water.  When I got to it I couldn’t believe what I saw – it was an old man lying fast asleep on a lilo – and sat between his legs was a little baby – calm as could be! I pulled the baby and the man to safety and contacted the Coastguard. They confirmed that they had had a report of a man, on a lilo, going missing from a beach near Weston-super-Mare – some 25 miles away.’

Now that’s a remarkable story – but why did I tell it? To make this point: It is possible to be very comfortable when in fact we are in grave danger! If the fisherman had not spotted the pair on the lilo – both of whom were comfortable – they may never have been seen again – until washed up on a beach in Devon somewhere. The old man was extremely comfortable but he had found comfort in the wrong place and led his grandson astray also.

In a letter to the Editor in last month’s QN – Nik Hill complained about my item in the January issue concerning the dangers of visiting Clairvoyants.  He writes about his own recent visit to a clairvoyant: ‘Far from being distressed this actually brought me comfort at this time, it hasn’t done me any harm at all’

The point is that there is such a thing as False Comfort – you feel safe until it is too late. Consulting mediums or clairvoyants is like falling asleep on a lilo whilst being silently carried away from shore.  As a Lifeguard must warn people on the beach about the dangers of lilos – so a Pastor must warn people of the danger of those things which ultimately will bring them harm.

 There is only one comfort that sees us safely through life and death and it is this. Knowing that we belong body and soul to Jesus.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort… (2 Corinthians 1:3)

 To find out more about the True Comfort of belonging to Jesus come and visit us at the church or contact Pastor Phil and Elaine Grubb

tel – 07825 886 886 or e-mail: pastorphilgrubb@gmail.com