I, even I, am He who comforts you...

(Isa 51:12)

(2Co 1:3-4) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

You and I have had a biological father. Our Lord and Savior, the Christ shares in His relationship to Almighty God, who just so happens to be His Father. As we seek blessings for our earthly fathers, so Jesus seeks to bless His Father, the Father of all

(Psa 103:13-14) Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.

Growing up, I recall having a genuine fear of my father, or should I say what my father was capable of inflicting upon me as a result of my bad behavior. My memory fails me in recalling which was worse, the actual punishment or the waiting and contemplating that which was about to be applied to my seat of knowledge. Fear kept me in-line....most of the time. We too should hold a healthy fear of God, our Father, for He is capable of far greater punishments when we stray and not obey!

(Isa 66:13), (1Pe 5:7) As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem -- casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

After recieving punishment from my father, mom would peek in and ask me if I was alright. Through the sniffles and tear stained eyes I would tell mom that I was ok. Later, dad would also comfort me by showing his love but also asking if I had learned my lesson. I had. At least for that day. God is likewise compassionate and comforting following His rebuke.

(Psa 86:15) But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

Our Father, our Lord does not leave us to our own devices, those of which will lead us into sin. He blesses us with an indwelling companion, a guide, a counselor who is with us around the clock. This supernatural baptism for those who believe, demonstrates the enormity of His love for us.

(Joh 14:16-17) I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.

More than just a spiritual injection, the Holy Spirit causes us to become one in Him. I say Him because He is an entity unto Himself as the third person of the Trinity of the Godhead, co-equal in Deity to the Father and the Son. Being born again ushers you into the Kingdom, blesses you with being a co-heir of the reward of eternal life. You are recognized as a Child of God. A citizen of the Kingdom. He lives in you. How special is that?

(Rom 8:26), (Rev 21:4) In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;-- and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.

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