Coonsolation in Suffering
Consolation
in Suffering
I
Corinthians Ch. One
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.
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.
“Consolation,
consolement, and solace are terms referring to psychological comfort
given to someone who has suffered severe, upsetting loss, such as the
death of a loved one. It is typically provided by expressing shared
regret for that loss and highlighting the hope for positive events in
the future.” (Internet
Dictionary)
We
are encouraged, in
these few verses by Saint Paul, to come
boldly to the throne of grace. There
we can
obtain mercy, and find love
and peace
to help others
in
their
times
of need. Truly,
only the
Lord is able to give total
peace
to the troubled conscience, and to calm the raging passions of the
soul. Such
blessings are given by him to
his redeemed family. After
all, we are His children and He loves and cares for us. It
is our Savior
who said,
“Let not your heart be troubled.” (Jn.3:16)
All our
comforts
come from God; our sweetest comforts are in knowing
him
as
our Savior.
He issues
peace to troubled
spirits lost in sin
by granting the free remission of sins. God’s
comforts come
through
enlivening influences of the Holy Spirit. Such,
made possible, by
the rich mercies of His
Grace.
He will
bind up His
broken hearted
children
with a binding of great love and comforting. His Spiritual touch will
heal the most painful wounds; seen
and not seen. Though our sorrows be great, He can also
give hope and joy under the heaviest of
burdens.
The
blessings
God bestows on us, are not only to make us joyfully
happy,
but also that we may be useful in
aiding
others. There
is a price: it is that we must
simply believe,
trust
in and serve Him.
If we should descend
into the valley of death,
yet we trust God, who can has
promised to resurrect the dead.
Our
hope and trust is
not in vain; Boldly
we stand unafraid and unashamed
trusting
in the Lord and
Savior.
Past experiences encourage faith and hope, and lay us under
obligation to trust in God for time to come. And it is our duty, not
only to help one another with prayer, but in praise and thanksgiving,
and thereby to make suitable returns for benefits received. If
we follow these procedures for encouraging and reassuring fellow
Children of God, Paul writes that
both trials and mercies will end in good to ourselves and others.
Know
God, know Peace. Amen.
11-23-1920 BLL
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