He
Comforts Us
In
All Our Troubles
So
That We Can Comfort Others.
Scripture
2
Corinthians 1
3 All
praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our
merciful Father and the source of all comfort.
4 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.
Observation
God
never wastes a hurt. God is the God of all comfort and all
compassion. He will comfort us during our worst trials and He will
then use us in the future to comfort others ... if we let Him.
The
Apostle Paul went through a lot of suffering and so he knew what he
was talking about.
He
was whipped five different times with thirty-nine lashes. Three
times he was beaten with rods. Once he was stoned and left for dead.
Three times he was shipwrecked. Once he spent a whole night and a day
adrift at sea.
So
instead of saying, “Why me?” let's use our hurts and what we have
gone through or what we are going through to comfort and help someone
else.
2
Corinthians 1:8-10
8…
We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we
thought we would never live through it.
9 In
fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on
ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
10 And
he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We
have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.
2
Corinthians 4:8-10, 16-18
8 We
are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are
perplexed, but not driven to despair.
10 Through
suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that
the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
16 That
is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are
being renewed every day.
17 For
our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they
produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last
forever!
18 So
we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our
gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will
soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
Application
I
will look for someone who is hurting and who needs to be comforted.
How
about you? Why me? Why not me?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me serve You by comforting others who are hurting. I
know that everything that I have gone through You can use to help
someone else. You are the God of all comfort and compassion and You
have taken such good care of me. I know that You will never leave me
or forsake me. I am the apple of Your eye. I know that You delight in
me. You are concerned about every detail of my life. I don't deserve
Your love, Your comfort, or Your compassion, but I am glad that I
receive it. Help me to comfort and encourage others as they go
through hard times.
Daily
Bible Reading: Job 41,42; 2 Corinthians 1,2
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