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Comforting People

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Genesis 35 to 37

Everyone likes a few home comforts. Maybe you look forward to that warm bath, or the simplicity of laying down to sleep in your own bed. When you can't have those 'little comforts' you certainly appreciate them more! There are other types of comfort - and they are even more important.

2 Cor 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 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. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. 7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.

The word for comfort means "to call to one's side", a picture we can identify with the thought of the cuddle we had when we needed it most. Whatever your trouble today, God is waiting to give you the cuddle of your life, all he says is "come to my side". How good it is to be able to face life with the confidence that God is there. Daily, we can approach our Father's side and not only talk it through, but receive comfort.
This comfort we receive is also a seed that we can sow, for there are others we meet on a daily basis, who can benefit from sharing what we have received.
Jesus also talked about sending a Comforter, and there we see in the original language a term for someone who pleads another's cause. The Holy Spirit was sent from the Father's side, to our side, to be our legal counsellor – God's answer to legal aid. The Holy Spirit wants to be part of your life today – as you approach the Father's side for comfort, make sure that the comforter becomes your constant companion. On this subject Jesus told us to ask the Father, and God always sends his comforter to us when we ask in Jesus's name.

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