Comfort.
Everyone wants the agony of injury, illness, or heartbreak to disappear as quickly as possible.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 KJV
[3] Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
[4] who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
https://bible.com/bible/1/2co.1.3-4.KJV
When Paul and Timothy use the word “Comfort,” they’re describing a God who Comforts, Consoles, Encourages, Helps, Strengthens, Instructs, and Refreshes.
Comfort.
When you find yourself in pain, it’s natural to seek comfort.
Everyone wants the agony of injury, illness, or heartbreak to disappear as quickly as possible.
If you touch a hot stove, you might grab a ice for your burn. If you get caught in a rainstorm, you might immediately look for shelter.
Also, If you experience the loss of someone you love, you might do whatever you can to distract yourself from grief.
We can also seek things like food, shopping, work, drugs, alcohol, technology,
or entertainment as mind-numbing agents to attempt to ease our suffering.
But only one God can truly bring us comfort:
“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NLT
When Paul and Timothy use the word “Comfort,” they’re describing a God who Comforts, Consoles, Encourages, Helps, Strengthens, Instructs, and Refreshes.
That’s the God He was to Paul and Timothy, and that’s the God He still is.
No matter how bad things get, God can comfort you in a way that no one else can. You can lean on Him.
And because God’s Spirit is within His people, His people can also comfort others.
He works in them and through them to offer a hope that’s beyond any present or future pain.
Are you hurting physically, mentally, or emotionally?
There’s a God who cares. There are people who want to help.
So cry out to the source of all comfort. You can trust Him with your pain.
Let Us Pray:
God, You are my comforter. You offer me mercy and bring me back into a relationship with You.
Please help me to be a comforter to others, too. Give me the strength to offer mercy as You have done for me.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Also Read: Depression: You Are Not Alone! – Diademng (thediademng.org)
Are you Hurting Physically, Mentally, or Emotionally? There’s a God who cares. There are people who want to help. You can trust God Almighty with your pain.