Abundant Comfort
Just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.
2 Corinthians 1:5, nasb
When we suffer, Christ is with us to comfort us during our heartache. The degree to which He has already experienced the same suffering, and even more, is the reason He is able to comfort us.
The test of your character is your response to the severest times of suffering and persecution. When suffering becomes too intense, the easy response is to get angry and blame God. When persecution becomes too severe, the easy way out is to compromise your faith. To respond in either manner will cause you to miss out on the richest fellowship available to you. That’s because the deepest moments of spiritual fellowship with the living Christ are the direct result of intense suffering.
Suffering always drives us to Christ because we find in Him our merciful high priest who sympathizes “with our weaknesses” (Heb 4:15) and who “is able to aid those who are tempted” (Heb 2:18). So view your sufferings as opportunities to be blessed by Christ as you find comfort in His fellowship.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 143). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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2 Corinthians 1:5, nasb
When we suffer, Christ is with us to comfort us during our heartache. The degree to which He has already experienced the same suffering, and even more, is the reason He is able to comfort us.
The test of your character is your response to the severest times of suffering and persecution. When suffering becomes too intense, the easy response is to get angry and blame God. When persecution becomes too severe, the easy way out is to compromise your faith. To respond in either manner will cause you to miss out on the richest fellowship available to you. That’s because the deepest moments of spiritual fellowship with the living Christ are the direct result of intense suffering.
Suffering always drives us to Christ because we find in Him our merciful high priest who sympathizes “with our weaknesses” (Heb 4:15) and who “is able to aid those who are tempted” (Heb 2:18). So view your sufferings as opportunities to be blessed by Christ as you find comfort in His fellowship.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 143). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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