God of All Comfort

John 15:26, “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:”
2 Corinthians 1:3-4, “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 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.”
Trial and tribulations sometimes seem to come as waves in a storm. They seem to be endless and unrelenting. Even when we feel there is no hope or all is lost Jesus is whispering, “Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” Rest or comfort we all are looking for that. There is no sickness, loss or pain that God is not aware of and will send comfort. Paul tells us God is the God of all comfort.
If you have ever been on a long and tiring trip and finally return back to your own home. There is a feeling of comfort. You can relax and get some rest. You stretch out on your bed or in your favorite chair and soon sleep overtakes you. When we look into God’s Word it is like that favorite chair there we find peace and comfort sent from the God of all comfort. God sends His spirit to comfort us, in fact Jesus told us the comforter will come and will be sent from God the Father. God sends His spirit to minister to our soul when we are hurting or grieving when no words can begin to relieve or touch our soul.
Everything happens for a reason in God’s plan. Have you ever stopped to consider that the trial or tribulation you may be going through God will use to let you help someone else who may be going through similar or worse tribulation. Paul seems to think this is the way God works. Who better to give comfort to others than one who has also come through the storm themselves? God’s Word brings comfort to others as we share scriptures that we ourselves have been comforted by as we struggled and overcame. As a soothing ointment to a wound brings relief so then does our testimony as we share God’s Word that helped us and gave us comfort. The very comfort that we ourselves have received, others receive comfort; this in turn, consoles us that our trial has not been in vain.