He Comforts Us in All Our Affliction

Let's Pray:

O Lord Jesus, we need You once again to forgive us, cleanse us, and anoint us in a rich way. Nourish us abundantly. May we be cared for, healed, comforted, and uplifted.

Hymn: 445

Today's Verses and Footnotes: 2 Cor 1:1-14

Key Verse:

2 Cor 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions and God of all comfort;

2 Cor 1:4 Who comforts us in all our affliction that we may be able to comfort those who are in every affliction through the comforting with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Filling the Blanks:

Comfort implies being cheered. A title such asthe Father of compassions and God of all comfort is ascribed here to God because this Epistle is one of ( ) and encouragement, written by the apostle after he had been comforted and encouraged by the ( ) of the Corinthian believers. The rebuking and condemning in the first Epistle to the Corinthians were intended to cause the Corinthian believers to turn( ) to and stress Christ; the comfort and encouragement in this Epistle were intended to bring them to ( ) and enjoy Christ. (See 2 Cor 1:3 note 2)