"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 Cor. 1: 3 - 4)
Now that you are all grown up, have you ever enjoyed a cup of warm milk in the evening before bed? Warm milk, sometimes flavored with molasses, was always the cure for insomnia during my childhood years. As an adult I forgot about warm milk until one of my children had trouble falling asleep. Then I remembered.
Warm milk. Smooth. Soothing, warming the insides, comforting, enabling rest. Warm milk reminds us in a very small way about the activity of the God of all comfort. He warms our hearts with the truth of His word. He soothes and cares for us during our times of trouble. Because we are comforted we can rest.
As we drink a cup of warm milk, it is always nice to share its comforting warmth with another. So it is with the comfort given from our heavenly Father. His comfort empowers and equips us to provide comfort to others during their times of trouble. In fact, one of the reasons he comforts us is so we are able to comfort others. It is an expectation.
Have you received comfort from your heavenly Father during a time of trial? Share that comfort with others! Are you experiencing a time of trouble? Remember that the Father of Compassion - your Father - offers you His comfort. It is a comfort so much greater that a simple cup of warm milk.
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