The Heidelberg Catechism answers: That I with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong unto my faithful Savior Jesus Christ; who, with his precious blood, has fully satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father, not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, and therefore, by his Holy Spirit, He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me sincerely willing and ready, henceforth, to live unto him.
I think most of us would probably answer, well, my comfort that I’m close to God today comes from the fact that I had a quiet time this morning, or I went to church this week (Wed PM even), or that I try to do good to other people, or blah, blah, blah. Do, do, do. Me, me, me. Our practical comfort isn’t in Christ, it’s in what we can do. That is why we are emotional roller coasters in living the Christian life. I hope this weekend, in our worship services, Christ can be uplifted in such a way that all rival comforts will be leveled to the dust. May Jesus Christ be praised as our ONLY comfort in life and death.