Have you felt so overwhelmed with the situations in our lives that we just want to cry (and maybe we do cry)? Maybe it’s the loss of a job, or the loss of a loved one, or maybe you just feel lonely; there are many areas that cause us to need consideration. I know we have all experienced the feeling of being let down and we just need some loving comfort and compassion.
In 2 Corinthians 1:3, God is called the “Father of compassion” and the “God of all comfort.” In His mercy and love, God is eager to provide comfort to His children in any and all circumstances.
Whatever the trial we face, our Heavenly Father knows the situation and offers comfort as we need it. The fact that He is the God of all comfort teaches us that all comfort ultimately comes from Him. He is our source of peace and happiness and blessing.
2 Corinthians 1:4 (ESV) says, “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.”
The comfort we Christians receive flows through us to others so that we can comfort those in any trouble, with the comfort we ourselves have receive from God. Like grace, comfort is an active, powerful gift, to not merely be received, but to also actively share with others, supernaturally multiplied to advance God’s kingdom as it says in Matthew 25:14–30.
And so the Bible commends those who are with people in trouble, such as those who are sick or in prison, whether or not we can change their circumstances as it says in Matthew 25:36–40. In bringing comfort to those in trouble, we glorify God by giving a glimpse of how He comforts people who are in distress.
The Holy Spirit who is our Paraclete (also Parakletos, a verbal adjective) is rendered from the Greek as “Comforter,” “Counselor,” or “Helper” in different Bible translations. The Holy Spirit is who, and how Jesus keeps His promise to always be with us as the God of all comfort.
One meaning of the Greek root word “para” is “close beside.” All three Persons of the Trinity live with, and in believers, and is very close to us. See John 14:17, 22
As a result, no past, present, or future distress can separate us from God and His love for us in Christ as it says in Romans 8:35. We are not only comforted in our troubles, but we are “more than conquerors” in them. Also read Romans 8:30-39.
We need to turn our worries into prayers because the God of peace will be with us. He can heal the brokenhearted and calm the storms of our hearts and minds.
Next, read Philippians 4:6–9. I know I’m giving a lot of Scripture references today, but it is important that we hear this from God. He is the one who promises us, peace, victory, compassion and comfort and we see it in his Word.
In the end, when we finally leave the temporary troubles of this life and enter the permanent joy of the next, our Heavenly Father will forever comfort each one of us, and wiping away every tear as it says in Isaiah 25:8 and Revelation 21:4.
Revelation 21:4, “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Jesus will welcome us into a world where comfort is no longer needed because there is no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things will have passed away. We will enjoy the God of all comfort forever.
Looking at the Scriptures I started off with, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV) says, “Praise to the God of All Comfort 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.”
Be comforted, be safe and may God richly bless you,
Pastor Chuck
In 2 Corinthians 1:3, God is called the “Father of compassion” and the “God of all comfort.” In His mercy and love, God is eager to provide comfort to His children in any and all circumstances.
Whatever the trial we face, our Heavenly Father knows the situation and offers comfort as we need it. The fact that He is the God of all comfort teaches us that all comfort ultimately comes from Him. He is our source of peace and happiness and blessing.
2 Corinthians 1:4 (ESV) says, “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.”
The comfort we Christians receive flows through us to others so that we can comfort those in any trouble, with the comfort we ourselves have receive from God. Like grace, comfort is an active, powerful gift, to not merely be received, but to also actively share with others, supernaturally multiplied to advance God’s kingdom as it says in Matthew 25:14–30.
And so the Bible commends those who are with people in trouble, such as those who are sick or in prison, whether or not we can change their circumstances as it says in Matthew 25:36–40. In bringing comfort to those in trouble, we glorify God by giving a glimpse of how He comforts people who are in distress.
The Holy Spirit who is our Paraclete (also Parakletos, a verbal adjective) is rendered from the Greek as “Comforter,” “Counselor,” or “Helper” in different Bible translations. The Holy Spirit is who, and how Jesus keeps His promise to always be with us as the God of all comfort.
One meaning of the Greek root word “para” is “close beside.” All three Persons of the Trinity live with, and in believers, and is very close to us. See John 14:17, 22
As a result, no past, present, or future distress can separate us from God and His love for us in Christ as it says in Romans 8:35. We are not only comforted in our troubles, but we are “more than conquerors” in them. Also read Romans 8:30-39.
We need to turn our worries into prayers because the God of peace will be with us. He can heal the brokenhearted and calm the storms of our hearts and minds.
Next, read Philippians 4:6–9. I know I’m giving a lot of Scripture references today, but it is important that we hear this from God. He is the one who promises us, peace, victory, compassion and comfort and we see it in his Word.
In the end, when we finally leave the temporary troubles of this life and enter the permanent joy of the next, our Heavenly Father will forever comfort each one of us, and wiping away every tear as it says in Isaiah 25:8 and Revelation 21:4.
Revelation 21:4, “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
Jesus will welcome us into a world where comfort is no longer needed because there is no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things will have passed away. We will enjoy the God of all comfort forever.
Looking at the Scriptures I started off with, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV) says, “Praise to the God of All Comfort 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.”
Be comforted, be safe and may God richly bless you,
Pastor Chuck
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