My awesome, Grandchildren, and Annika and Kaleigh, whom I love and pray for every day: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and THE GOD OF ALL 1COMFORT, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. 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.” (2 Corin 1:3-6) 1paraklēsis: consolation, encouragement, solace, exhortation, a calling to one’s aid.
This word “comfort” is used 8 times in these 4 verses so, it must be important. Only humans—composed of body, soul and spirit—were created with the capacity to receive and give comfort, and we live in a world where we need it. As believers in Jesus Christ we have a comfort from God THAT INCLUDES A TRUE FREEDOM FROM GUILT. For Christians, our righteous Judge is also our loving Savior.
“How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, CLEANSE OUR CONSCIENCES FROM ACTS THAT LEAD TO DEATH, so that we may serve the living God!” (Heb 9:14)
This is a great comfort from the Lord, knowing that He has cleansed us for His purpose…
“…do you not know that your body is a TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU, whom you have of God? And you are not your own, for you are bought with a price. Therefore GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR SPIRIT, WHICH ARE GOD’S.” (1 Corin. 6:19-20)
SAY IT, I BELONG TO GOD, I’M NOT MY OWN…
Notice: […We must understand that the bible says:] “…GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR SPIRIT, WHICH ARE GOD’S.” !!!] That’s for you: Stephanie, Ethan, Camden, Olivia, Aidan, Landon, Kinsley, Annika and Kaleigh