For Others

53 Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and He will at once send Me more than twelve legions of angels? ~ Matthew 26:53

Jesus was in the crucible. But notice, He was not fighting to get out. The Father had a purpose for Him there. It was for our benefit. My benefit. Your benefit. Your loved ones’ benefit. And my loved ones’ benefit.

If Jesus had prayed to get out of the crucible, and the Father had indeed rescued Him, there would be no salvation for us. There would be no way for us to be saved. For without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins (Hebrews 9:22).

The crucible is important, but do not be confused. Some things are God-ordained, and some things are simply our own fault. I’ve heard people say that they had to go through a certain situation, like a divorce so that they can minister to others. But that is simply not the case. That is definitely unbiblical.

God does not have to put you through a divorce, something that He hates, for you to give comfort to others. They say things like, “The Scripture says to comfort others with the comfort you’ve been comforted with.”

Well, let us see exactly what that Scripture says:

Blessed be the God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

It says …in any affliction… It does not necessarily have to be the same affliction; it is the comfort that is important.

Therefore, we use the same comfort that we ourselves have been comforted with to comfort others. It’s the same comfort that we received from our heavenly Father no matter the affliction because His grace is sufficient (2 Corinthians 12:9). It’s all about Him. It’s all about His grace. It’s all about His mercy.

His grace, no matter the situation and no matter the circumstance, is more than enough to comfort those who mourn or those who are hurt. For in Him we live, and move, and have our being.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Do For Others.

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