who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1:4 NIV
From the assurance in today's passage, strength can be found. God is keenly aware of human suffering. His Son, our Lord, was on earth and was subject to human emotion, loss, temptation, fatigue and other emotions. I am sure that he did find comfort in rest, in prayer, in fellowship with his disciples and in service to others.
My dictionary has several definitions for comfort: assistance, such as given to an enemy; a feeling from freedom or worry; satisfaction or well being provided by something; a state of being relaxed; freedom from financial difficulty; the act of consoling; to lessen pain; and to give moral or emotional strength. These definitions, can serve as examples of what Christ and the Spirit do for us.
Jesus has given us the freedom from death, a freedom that diminishes Satan's ability to hold us by fear of death. The Spirit comforts and consoles us on a moment by moment basis. Also, remember the hymn lyrics, turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of the world will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.
Pray to see opportunities to give comfort to those who are suffering.
In Christ,
David P
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