MOTHER’S DAY coming up! I would like to highlight 2 Cor 1: 3-4 to every woman, young and old, on this special day:
2 Cor 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of sympathy (this is the Amplified Translation, and I find this description so beautiful!) and God [Who is the Source] of all comfort” - this word comfort means much more than consolation and encouragement, it also means being brave, strengthening, helping, making strong. It is the Latin word Paracletus, and we know that the Holy Spirit is our Paraclete (advocate or helper), and we know that Jesus is our Paraclete, so God is saying in this verse that in every form of His being, He is the provider of complete comfort, complete strength and complete help for us.
God, in Isaiah 66:13, values our women’s role as paracletes so highly, that He uses this analogy to explain something about Himself:
“As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you….“ God acknowledges that women carry and display this aspect of sympathy, consoling and encouraging that is found in God Himself.
How do we do it?
Verse 4 says: “who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”
You see, we need to first receive comfort from God ourselves, so that we can use that comfort to give out to those who need it.
So, to all the women reading this, I want to say two things:
Firstly – WELL DONE!!! You are marvelously put together by God, the cement that keeps the whole building standing, and in these trying times you are simply doing an amazing job!
But secondly – please do not be too proud to admit your own troubles to others, because you need to receive God’s comfort, that He gives through the people around you, also. Otherwise you have nothing to give out again.
I bless you with God’s wisdom and strength, which will enable you to be the best paraclete you could ever be!
©2020Copyright All rights reserved P. Koegelenberg
2 Cor 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of sympathy (this is the Amplified Translation, and I find this description so beautiful!) and God [Who is the Source] of all comfort” - this word comfort means much more than consolation and encouragement, it also means being brave, strengthening, helping, making strong. It is the Latin word Paracletus, and we know that the Holy Spirit is our Paraclete (advocate or helper), and we know that Jesus is our Paraclete, so God is saying in this verse that in every form of His being, He is the provider of complete comfort, complete strength and complete help for us.
God, in Isaiah 66:13, values our women’s role as paracletes so highly, that He uses this analogy to explain something about Himself:
“As a mother comforts her son, so I will comfort you….“ God acknowledges that women carry and display this aspect of sympathy, consoling and encouraging that is found in God Himself.
How do we do it?
Verse 4 says: “who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”
You see, we need to first receive comfort from God ourselves, so that we can use that comfort to give out to those who need it.
So, to all the women reading this, I want to say two things:
Firstly – WELL DONE!!! You are marvelously put together by God, the cement that keeps the whole building standing, and in these trying times you are simply doing an amazing job!
But secondly – please do not be too proud to admit your own troubles to others, because you need to receive God’s comfort, that He gives through the people around you, also. Otherwise you have nothing to give out again.
I bless you with God’s wisdom and strength, which will enable you to be the best paraclete you could ever be!
©2020Copyright All rights reserved P. Koegelenberg
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