“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.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (ESV)
Our verses and the promises we find in them today help us remember how our faith in God works to help us live with people around us. We read that we can praise God our Father and honor our Lord Jesus because He is the God of all comfort. His promise is to comfort us in all our difficulties and in all the times when we are afflicted with any number of circumstances. When we are troubled, God comforts us and helps us through them. God does this for us also to help us know and understand how to help others. We pass the comfort on to those who need it in their lives. Often we encounter those who are suffering the same kind of circumstances we've gone through, and knowing how God comforted us with the assurance of His presence and love, we are are able to give that presence and love to them. Because we have received comfort from God, we can give the comfort of God to others. That is why our God receives blessing as the Father of mercies and God of ALL comfort.
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