2 Cor 1: 7
Our hope for you is
firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you
share in our comfort.
In verse 3-4 Paul tells us Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! The Father is a
merciful God, who always gives us comfort.
Vs 4 He comforts us
when we are in trouble, so that we can share that same comfort with others in
trouble.
Paul reminds us that God is our comforter and he grants us
His compassion and comfort. He comforts us when we are in trouble so that in
turn we can also comfort other when they are in trouble.
The early disciples went through the trauma of the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ; they were greatly traumatized and distressed. They
lived in fear of even losing their lives, they hid in secret places and they
hid from the persecutors of the church. Later we see the Lord Jesus coming to
encourage and comfort them so that after they have been strengthened trough
that experience, they will in turn be able to comfort others.
Jesus Christ went through all His suffering as a man so that
we can also trust in Him to strengthen us when we too face the same. Many
believers of Jesus Christ in the past and present have the same experience and
because Jesus did not waver as He went through the persecution, today we also
see that many believers in Jesus Christ including little children do not give
up their faith in Christ even till the point of death.
Today I saw an article of the believers in the terrorists’
states in the Middle East. The terrorists captured and tortured the Christian children;
they were forced to give up their faith but the little children refused and
stood firm on their trust in Jesus Christ.
As a result, the older children were tortured and crucified
and the smaller children from babies to four years old were killed in the dough
kneader, their little bodes were crushed alive like dough in the machine. These
are evil days but Jesus Christ has promised us that when we hold firm in his
suffering and share the suffering with Him, then we shall also share the glory
in heave with Him.
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