Topic: The God of All Comfort – Our Daily Bread 22 April 2021
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The God of All Comfort
Bible in a Year:
- 2 Samuel 14–15
- Luke 17:1–19
[God] comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble.2 Corinthians 1:4
SHAREToday’s Scripture & Insight:2 Corinthians 1:3–7
Radamenes was just a kitten when his owner dropped him off at an animal shelter, thinking he was too ill to recover. The kitten was nursed back to health and adopted by the vet. He then became a fulltime resident at the shelter and now spends his days “comforting” cats and dogs—just out of surgery or recovering from an illness—through his warm presence and gentle purr.
That story is a small picture of what our loving God does for us—and what we can do for others in return. He cares for us in our sickness and struggles, and He soothes us with His presence. The apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians calls our God, “the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort” (1:3). When we are discouraged, depressed, or mistreated, He’s there for us. When we turn to Him in prayer, He “comforts us in all our troubles” (v. 4).
But verse 4 doesn’t end there. Paul, who had experienced intense suffering, continues, “so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” Our Father comforts us, and when we’ve experienced His comfort, we’re enabled to comfort others.
Our compassionate Savior, who suffered for us, is more than able to comfort us in our suffering and distress (v. 5). He helps us through our pain and equips us to do the same for others.
By: Alyson Kieda
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Reflect & Pray
When have you experienced God’s comfort during a difficult time? When have you offered God’s comfort to others?
Dear God, thank You for Your comforting presence in my pain and sorrow. Help me in turn to be a comfort to others.