| “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.-” |
| —2 Corinthians 1:3-4 |
In our daily walk with Jesus, we often encounter people who need a word of comfort. Most of us feel quite inadequate to know exactly what words to say that might bring the love, peace, and comfort of Jesus into the mind and heart of someone who faces a trying and difficult situation.
But, we only need to reflect on the ways Jesus has comforted us when we have experienced trials and difficulties in our own lives. Most of us have experienced the death of a loved one. Most of us have had circumstances befall us that have tried our faith, at least for a moment or two. Most of us have experienced heartache and sorrow. Most of us have experienced the frustration of being misunderstood by others, or mistreated by someone who does not want to take the time to understand who we really are.
In each of these cases, God has wrapped His loving arms around us, by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit. He has surrounded us with His kindness and compassion. He has sent His choice servants to minister to us in our time of need. He has displayed His comfort to us in a myriad of ways.
It is the comfort that we have experienced in our pasts that we can now extend to others. Notice how the Apostle Paul expressed this thought, as recorded in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4:
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
As this new day begins, let’s remember to quickly share God’s comfort with those we meet along the road of life who are currently in need of that comfort. From the wellspring of comfort with which God has comforted us, let us extend every bit of His love and kindness that we can. In so doing, we show the depth and quality of the love of God that He offers to His dearly loved children.
Based on a blog originally posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2017
