Grace
To You
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of
God, and Timothy our brother, To the
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, who consoles us
in all our affliction, so that we may be able to
console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we
ourselves are consoled by God. For just as the sufferings of
Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ.
If we are being afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation; if we are
being consoled, it is for your consolation, which you experience when you
patiently endure the same sufferings that we are also
suffering. Our hope for you is unshaken; for we know that as you share in our
sufferings, so also you share in our consolation.
2 Corinthians 1:1-7
Whenever you have times of trouble and turmoil,
Christ can use your emotional wounds to heal others. Christ died on the cross
for us. He paid the price of our sins, and nothing else matters. Because of
that we will see our friends, and family in heaven, after this life.
In His gracious provision, God uses people who
are suffering to carry His message to all. God’s comfort in our suffering can
build bridges to others who are in pain. Are you bringing your emotional pain
to God? His spiritual healing can help you to provide comfort to others, just
as Christ our friend comforts us.
Christ was broken for
us to comfort the broken among us.
Our Daily
Bread
–