All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.
2 Corinthians 1:3
I know that when I am going through a hard time the last thing that I am thinking is “Boy, when all this over I’ll be able to help someone. Ya, ho!!”
But when it is over, and someone is going through what I just went through I do think, “Wow, I know exactly what they are going through.”
Because of my experience and having been comforter by the God of all comfort I know:
Because the God of all comfort, comforted and cared for me, I can comfort and care for others.
Maybe that comfort and care is –
He intends us to pay it forward, to pass on to others what we received from Him.
I’m just a little excited about this verse and the commentary from Enduringword.com.
It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything, He has promised us.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
“The word guarantee is the word for a down payment. We have been given the Holy Spirit as a down payment for the fullness of what God will do. The Holy Spirit is a pledge of greater things to come. As Christians, God has purchased us on the lay-away plan and has given us an impressive down payment. He won’t walk away from the final payment because He has so much invested already.” – David Guzik
EnduringWord.com
Pay it forward. All my pain and discomfort bring comfort and healing to others.
God of All Comforts: Iron Bell Music
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