"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 have received from God." 2 Corinthian 1:3-4 (NIV)
In this letter to the believers in Corinth, the Apostle Paul tell them that God, their heavenly Father, who is the God of all compassion and comfort, comforts them in their time of trouble so that they, in turn, can be a comfort to others in their time of trouble.
Just as we were blessed in order to be a blessing to others, we were comforted in our troubles so that we could learn how to be a comfort to others in their hour of need. God comforted us when we were afflicted, anguished, bereaved, burdened, persecuted, suffering, troubled, and when we were going through our tribulations. When others are going through the storms in their lives, that is when we should do likewise and comfort them. Appropriate words of comfort are great, but sometimes just our being there is all the comfort that they need. So, let us be there for one another, with comfort and compassion, and help each other for God's glory. We were blessed, to be a blessing to others.
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