The Comforted Comfort

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 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.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 ESV

You can always count on a church or christian organization to arrive on the scene when there has been a natural disaster of some sort.

Hurricane Katrina was a great example of this. Churches continued helping in New Orleans by cleaning and rebuilding years after the storm struck.

Why does the church live this way?

Why do Christians spend their money and time to help others in trouble?

There are many reasons for this, but a great component is the comfort we receive from our Father in heaven when we are in need of it.

A person who has truly experienced the grace of God in these events simply cannot stand back and watch others suffer. Especially after they have experienced the comfort and peace that comes from none but the Almighty God (Philippians 4:7).

We do not only provide a physical comfort to those who are suffering though.

The Christian’s is a comfort that cannot be matched by food, money, a new house, or anything here on the Earth. The early church actually grew, in many ways, because of the manner in which Christians treated and helped non-Christians in their time of need.

There is something special when a person helps someone who is not of their family without expecting to receive anything in return.

Remember the words of James, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world” (James 1:27).

Thank God for the comfort he provides and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you in comforting others.