2Corinthians 1:3-5 ESV Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
The NIV says that God is “the father of compassion, and the God of all comfort.” I just love reading those words because I have experienced this comfort and compassion personally in my daily life. I have seen the power and the abundance of His compassion, mercy, and comfort in the lives of others throughout the years as well. It is good to know that our God is a God of compassion and comfort. But sometimes I fear that we too easily forget that, the comfort we receive is not for us alone. God always has a purpose behind the things we receive and the purpose of His comfort in our lives is that we would share it with others. We should make it a point to be the kind of people who do our best to comfort those who are suffering around us. I love the way the ESV uses the word abundantly in verse five. God’s comfort is not in short supply, let us go out and give as much of it away as possible, when we do He is certain to fill us again.
Pastor Pete
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