Monday, July 21 Keep comforting one another.​—1 Thess. 4:18.

[Áine]

Monday, July 21

Keep comforting one another.—1 Thess. 4:18.

 

Why is giving comfort to others an important expression of our love? According to a Bible reference work, the word that Paul used for “comfort” means “standing beside a person to encourage him when he is undergoing severe testing.” Thus, by giving comfort, we help a fellow believer who is in distress to get up and to continue walking on the road to life. Each time we offer a brother or a sister a shoulder to cry on, we express our love for our fellow believer. (2 Cor. 7:6, 7, 13) Feeling compassion and giving comfort are closely related. In what way? A compassionate person is moved to comfort others and to try to relieve their suffering. So first we feel compassion; then we give comfort. Note how Paul connects Jehovah’s compassion to the comfort He gives. Paul describes Jehovah as “the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort.”—2 Cor. 1:3. w23.11 9-10 ¶8-10

[Watching and Waiting]

Beautiful text right in line with the upcoming Watchtower, Study Article 20, Look to Jehovah for Comfort. Looking forward to that discussion, the theme scripture of which is 2 Cor. 1:3:  

 

Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort,