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READ: JOHN 1:18; ROMANS 12:19; REVELATION 21:3-4\n\n\n\nDo you have a favorite place to think or pray? I do. Most mornings I grab my\xa0coffee and head to the back porch. There, I meet with God in prayer, asking\xa0to be led by His Spirit and asking for grace to face the day. This is one way He brings me comfort. Along with prayer, Scripture reveals other ways we can know Christ\u2019s comfort.\n\n\n\nFirst, we have God\u2019s people.\xa0Scripture teaches believers that we \u201cbelong to each other\u201d (Romans 12:5) and make up the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27). Thus, we can say that God is present, comforting believers through one another (2 Corinthians 1:3-7).\n\n\n\nSecond, we find comfort in God\u2019s Word.\xa0John 1 teaches that Christ is the\xa0Word made flesh who has \u201crevealed God to us\u201d (verse 18). What an unfathomable comfort. And Hebrews 4:12 tells us that the Word is \u201csharper than the sharpest\xa0two-edged sword\u2026 It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.\u201d Because of this, we can take comfort in being fully known and completely loved by Christ\u2014He is the Word of God who has come to us.\n\n\n\nThird, we have God\u2019s promises.\xa0His final word on suffering declares two\xa0things. One, evil and pain will be hijacked (transformed and remade) into good (Romans 8:17-39). And two, every wrong will be made right: \u201c\u2018I will pay them back,\u2019 says the\xa0Lord\u201d (Romans 12:19). So, we can give all our desire for vengeance to God, who will ensure justice prevails at Jesus\u2019s return. When this happens, all will be made new. \u201cThere will be no more death or sorrow\u2026 or pain. All these things are gone forever\u201d (Revelation 21:3-4). When Jesus returns, we will celebrate with joy as we are made whole by the presence of God. And we will enjoy the unceasing comfort of Christ forever.\xa0\u2022 G. Kam Congleton\n\n\n\n\u2022 Although Scripture doesn\u2019t explain why evil and suffering exist, we know suffering entered our world when\xa0sin entered it (Genesis 3). And we know that in the end, God\u2019s goodness and justice will triumph. In the meantime, when we experience pain, we can ultimately trust in God\u2019s love, demonstrated visibly in the person of Jesus, as Romans 8:39 says, \u201cindeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from\xa0the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u201d If you want to dig deeper into the topic of suffering,\xa0consider reading through one of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke or John), and ask God to help you see His love made visible in the life and sacrifice of Jesus.\n\n\n\n\u2026God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:5b (NLT)