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what I needed. I needed my father, the representation of power
and authority in my earthly life, to reassure me that he still loved
me and that everything would be alright.
I believe this is one of the many lessons I learned from my
earthly father that also illustrates the love and care of our heavenly Father. The difference is that while our earthly fathers may
be able to comfort us, there is a special type of comfort that can
only come from God the Father.
In 2 Corinthians 1: 3-5, the Bible says:
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 may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort
God, our Father, wants us to
look to Him as the source of
comfort. He wants us to look up
instead of looking around.
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with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in
Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
This passage encourages us to see God our Father as the God
of all comfort. Too often we look everywhere but up for comfort. We busy ourselves with work, take things to numb the pain,
and avoid or ignore all together
the pain of some situations in
our lives. We post on Facebook,
talk to our friends and seek selfhelp books to find comfort.
God, our Father, wants us to
look to Him as the source of
comfort. He wants us to look up
instead of looking around.
My father was at a loss for
words in my moment of need
Terrance L. Stevenson was born
and he did all he knew to do. He and raised in Kankakee, Ill. He is
the oldest son of Clarence and
came along side me and comErnestine Stevenson. He is married
forted me. The Good News of
to the former Regina Mosley and is
the Gospel is that God, through the proud father of Olivia Michelle,
Annah Terrise and Thaddaeus
His Son, Jesus, sent us a ComJames. He is currently pursuing his
forter in the person of the Holy
Masters of Divinity degree from
Spirit. May we always turn to
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
God as our source of comfort.
in Deerfield, Illinois.
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