2 Corinthians 1:4: The 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.
Paul describes his own experience of comfort and how it graced the Corinthians: “who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
Paul was certainly one of the most afflicted men ever. He suffered cold, nakedness, beating, imprisonment, criminal assault, shipwreck, betrayal, desolation, desertion, and more. His was a life of perpetual death: “For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake” (4:11a). However, this said, he found that God comforted him in all his afflictions. Not in some but in “all” of them! 1
Personal Application
- Read 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. How do these verses help you to have a godly outlook during difficult times?
Godly Encouragement
- Read Psalm 62:5-6. If your expectations are in God, your soul will be satisfied.
A Biblical Thought to Share with Others
The Comforter comforts us so we can be a comforter to others. – TWEET IT
A Prayer to Consider
Lord, thank You that You heal and restore and empower me, so that I can minister Your comfort to others.
1. Hughes, R. K. (2006). 2 Corinthians: power in weakness. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
