In our readings in Job, we see a man struggling to understand the sufferings he is going through. The answers seem hard to come by, especially with the “many words” of his “miserable comforters” who don’t understand a thing about his situation. But in this text, we learn something about the mysteries of the ways of our God of compassion and comfort.

Even our suffering is not lost on God.  As we draw to him through the trial, he gives comfort and grace and peace.  He even gives us joy to strengthen us as we walk through the circumstances we cannot understand.

The comfort God gives is meant to overflow.  He comforts us not only that our need is met, but also so that we have comfort to give away to someone else in need.  As he fills you with his comfort, you become one he can use to comfort others.

Our God of comfort beckons us to cry out to him in the midst of troubles that we may receive his presence which comforts us.  Our Father of Compassion holds out his arms ready to embrace us and uphold us without regard to where we’ve been or how we’ve failed.  It is good to have a friend in Jesus who joins us in our times of suffering.  The Holy Spirit, the comforter, is also there pouring out his love into our hearts (Rom. 5:5).  Yet even with all of that comfort, God also knows that we sometimes need a shoulder to cry on, someone to encourage.  That’s where you and I come in.  The wounded healers who’ve found comfort and healing in the arms of our loving Father, allow the comfort of Christ to overflow through them to bring healing to others.

Receive His comfort today; allow it to overflow and bring comfort to others.  It’s one of the ways he “works all things together for good”.