Believers are not immune to bad conditions or downtimes. When such happens, we
need some form of comfort to keep marching on in life. In our meditation today, we shall
learn four means of comfort. Firstly, there is mutual comfort among brethren. The writer
of the book of Hebrews says, ““But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day;
lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” (
“Those who seek consolation in food, drugs, and illicit sex sink deeper into problems.”
Believers should find comfort in the promise of the Lord’s coming. When Paul wrote to
the Thessalonians, he admonished them not to sorrow unduly concerning believers who
died. He would rather have them comfort one another with the news of Christ’s
imminent return which would reunite them with the saints who have departed. When
Christ comes, He will abolish the old order and make all things new. Finally, our text
points to the Holy Spirit as another source of comfort. Despite the persecution that hit
the early church, they kept waxing strong, growing in leaps and bounds. The Holy
Spirit’s strong comfort cushioned the effects of the persecution. The good thing about all
these means of comfort is that they have no side effects. Those who seek consolation in
food, drugs, and illicit sex sink deeper into problems.