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  God who comforts the depressed     “But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus” (2 Corinthians 7:6).     There are many things that discourage us.  There may be a lot of disappointment in looking at the country in which we live, but there may also be discouragements to think about the Lord’s church which we love and care for.  Especially we can be discouraged because of our pastors whom we love and also we can be disappointed by our church elders.  When we see the division of the church, we can become more and more depressed.  These discouragements can be fatal to our life of faith.  The reason is that big, deep and lasting discouragement can make us fall into spiritual depression.  If we fall into a spiritual depression, then no one's consolation will be enough to comfort our depressed soul.  Rather, we will refuse to be comforted by our close brother/sister in...

  A mourner who refuses to be comforted     "So Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.  Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, "Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son." So his father wept for him" (Genesis 37: 34-35).     There was a grandmother in our church who lost her three children before her death.  Her husband died early and had all three of her six children died when there were adults.  The last son who died at the age of 56 years died as he was sleeping at her apartment living room.  I still remember that moment when her son died.  She was wailing and telling me, "Pastor, Pastor".  I cannot forget what she said to me after her son’s funeral service: 'Pastor, I am resentful to God.'  I cannot imagine how much her heart was aching when I saw her wailing a...