December 27
"Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the
Father of mercies
and God of all
comfort,
who comforts us in all our
tribulation,
that we may be able to
comfort those
who are in any
trouble, with the comfort
with which
we ourselves are comforted by God."
2
Corinthians 1:3-4
We are not alone in our trials and
tribulations, for it is there that we experience God in depths that
can only be experienced through suffering. And the depths of comfort
we receive from our God in those times equip us to comfort others
with later.
This makes Christianity stand out from all other
religions. Our God is real, he cares, and he demonstrates his care
for us in very personal ways. If a believer walks through a time of
suffering, the comfort of the Spirit of God will be very real to him,
very obvious, very experiential. It's not book knowledge, it's a
living relationship with the Creator who truly, personally loves
us.
So if he loves us, why does
he let us suffer?
Because suffering matures us and shows us
what really matters. It separates in our minds what is important and
what is less so, what is priority and what is less so. It turns our
eyes upon Jesus.
As in the "Footprints In The Sands"
picture, we do not go through it alone. His footprints are always
beside ours. And sometimes ...he carries us."
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