Comfort During Times of Loss

Comfort During Times of Loss

Scripture Reading:  2 Corinthians 1:3-7

Focus Verses:  2 Corinthians 1:3-4  “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.  He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.”

Loss is a hard reality.  Severe loss can crush someone's will to keep going and can even drive them away from faith in God.  Over the last two months nearly the whole world has experienced great loss:  loss of jobs, loss of food, loss of housing as some can’t pay rent,  loss of loved ones to death, loss of investments and retirement income, loss of education with schools closed.  The list goes on and on.  The virus pandemic has brought great loss on nearly everyone. It seems like everything we thought to be normal in our lives has been taken away.  We have heard new phrases like face-masks, social distancing and sheltering in place.   

We need to remember that even if everything is taken away (just like it happened to Job) we still serve a God who comforts.  Jesus said in Matthew 28:20 “I am with you always, even to the very end of the age.”  Jesus is with us in our best of times and with us during our deepest sorrows.  In our focus verses, Paul instructs us to show others the same comfort that God has shown us.   You may have heard the idiom “misery loves company”.  Meaning, people who are unhappy may be glad for others to join them in their sorrow.  Let’s turn that around and show others comfort as we are comforted by the Lord.  Even if you have lost so much, you can still help others that are in need of help.

Praying for you all,
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries