Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“THE CHURCH THAT COMFORTS”

Trials and tribulations are inevitable in the Christian life. It is foolish to think that Christians do not suffer. Christians suffer and face disastrous events just like non-Christians. We are comforted by the word of God in 1 Peter 5:10—” ¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” Notice, peace is preceded by suffering!

The Lord offers comfort through His word and the church. I have personally experienced this support from the church during my family’s hardships and health challenges. Christ’s comfort is truly felt through the church community.

The church comforts others effectively because its members have faced their own challenges, giving them insight into the need for support. Having received comfort themselves, they are prepared to offer it to others in times of need. May we be sure to provide comfort to those in need within the church. We are called to comfort one another. I encourage you right now to extend that needed comfort to a fellow Christian that you know is in need!

2 Corinthians 1:3—7 “³ Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; ⁴ Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. ⁵ For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. ⁶ And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. ⁷ And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.”