Comfort for Christians

The work unto which the servant of Christ is called is many sided. Not only is he to preach the Gospel to the unsaved to feed Gods people with knowledge and understanding (Jer. 3:15) and to take up the stumbling stone out of their way (Isa. 57:14) but he is also charged to cry aloud spare not lift up thy voice like a trumpet and show My people their transgression (Isa. 58:1 and cf. 1 Tim. 4:2). While another important part of his commission is stated in Comfort ye My people said your God (Isa. 40:1). What an honorable title My people! What an assuring relationship: your God! What a pleasant task: comfort ye My people! A threefold reason may be suggested for the duplicating of the charge. First because sometimes the souls of believers refuse to be comforted (Psa. 77:2) and the consolation needs to be repeated. Second to press this duty the more emphatically upon the preachers heart that he need not be sparing in administering cheer. Third to assure us how heartily desirous God himself is that His people should be of good cheer (Phil. 4:4). God has a people the objects of His special favor: a company whom He has taken into such intimate relationship unto Himself that He calls them My people. Often they are disconsolate: because of their natural corruptions the temptations of Satan the cruel treatment of the world the low state of Christs cause upon earth. The God of all comfort (2 Cor. 1:3) is very tender of them and it is His revealed will that His servants should bind up the brokenhearted and pour the balm of Gilead into their wounds. What cause have we to exclaim Who is a God like unto Thee! (Micah 7:18) who has provided for the comfort of those who were rebels against His government and transgressors of His Law. The contents of this little volume have appeared from time to time in our monthly magazine during the last thirty years. They were previously sermons which we preached long ago in the U.S.A. and Australia. Here and there is an expression (especially where Prophecy is touched upon) that we would not use today; but since the Lord was pleased to bless them in their original form to not a few of His distressed people we have not revised them. May it please Him to speak peace by them to afflicted souls today and the glory shall be His alone. Pink (1890-1953) was a Baptist Preacher in England Australia and the United States. He is most famous for his book The Sovereignty of God. After its advent he assisted by his editor Mr. I. Herendeen launched his yearly publication Studies in the Scriptures in 1921. These continued until his death totaling altogether 33 volumes of 288 pp. each. Most of Pinks books are taken from these yearly volumes (written monthly in 24 page format).