“Christians are like the several flowers in a
garden that have each of them the dew of Heaven, which, being shaken with the
wind, they let fall at each other’s roots, whereby they are jointly nourished,
and become nourishers of each other.” – John Bunyan
One great purpose of God in
comforting us is so that we can bring comfort to others. Often, we never receive the comfort God wants to give us,
because He wants to give it to us through another person. Pride often keeps us from revealing
our needs to others, so we never receive the comfort God would give us through
them.
Proverbs 27:17
tells us that “As iron sharpens iron, so
one person sharpens another.” When reading this proverb, it’s important to
understand that in the sharpening of iron with
iron, both change…the sharpener and the sharpenee, if you will. When we
encourage those around us, the result is encouragement for ourselves. When we
offer comfort to those around us, we are comforted by the fullness of God’s
love in freely giving what we have freely received.
Have you encouraged someone this week?
Have you encouraged someone this week?
How has God comforted you so that you might comfort someone else?
Do you actively look for ways to be an encouragement?
