THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT
Keywords 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
1.
Paul was an apostle of Christ, and especially so for the church in Corinth. His
first letter to them not only contained many rebukes, but also the most
encouraging testimony of the gospel of the resurrection. He saw the Corinthians
as those made holy through Christ Jesus, and Paul now wanted them to have God’s
comfort. If they had troubles and sufferings, they were sharing in Paul’s
sufferings and even Christ’s
sufferings. Paul reminded them of God who is the Father of compassion. Godly
comfort is not the absence of suffering but the hope of being bound to the Lord
Jesus. After all, Jesus suffered to bear our sins and produce in us endurance
and hope.
2.
Paul was under tremendous pressure as he preached the gospel—so much
so that he despaired of life. But when he held on to God and relied on him, he
found that he was delivered every time. More than that, he learned that God is
the deliverer. He delivered Paul, and he would continue to deliver Paul. God
did this to demonstrate that he raises the dead. He delivers us from the power
of death and grants us grace.
Prayer Lord, you are God who delivers.
Bless me to know you—the God of all comfort.
One Word God
of comfort, God who delivers
No comments:
Post a Comment