September 15: Psalm 86:15; Psalm 103:13–14; Isaiah 51:12; Isaiah 66:13; John 14:16–17; Romans 8:26; 2 Corinthians 1:3–4; 1 Peter 5:7; Revelation 21:4; Matthew 5:16; John 17:13; Romans 8:17; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Corinthians 1:5; Ephesians 5:1; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 12:2; 2 Peter 1:17; 1 John 3:1 - a podcast by Crossway

“I, I am he who comforts you.”

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 with which we ourselves are comforted by God.—As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.—“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you.”—Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.—“Another Helper,… even the Spirit of truth.”—The Spirit helps us in our weakness.

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Psalm 86:15 (Listen)

15   But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

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Psalm 103:13–14 (Listen)

13   As a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.
14   For he knows our frame;¹
    he remembers that we are dust.

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Isaiah 51:12 (Listen)

12   “I, I am he who comforts you;
    who are you that you are afraid of man who dies,
    of the son of man who is made like grass,

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Isaiah 66:13 (Listen)

13   As one whom his mother comforts,
    so I will comfort you;
    you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

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John 14:16–17 (Listen)

16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,¹ to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be² in you.

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Romans 8:26 (Listen)

26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

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2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (Listen)

God of All Comfort

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

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1 Peter 5:7 (Listen)

7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

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Revelation 21:4 (Listen)

4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

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You were called into the fellowship of his Son.

He received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”—See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God.

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.—If children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ.

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature.—“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame.—“These things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.”—As we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.

Matthew 5:16 (Listen)

16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that¹ they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

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John 17:13 (Listen)

13 But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

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Romans 8:17 (Listen)

17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

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1 Corinthians 1:9 (Listen)

9 God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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2 Corinthians 1:5 (Listen)

5 For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.¹

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Ephesians 5:1 (Listen)

Walk in Love

5 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

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Hebrews 1:3 (Listen)

3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

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Hebrews 12:2 (Listen)

2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

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2 Peter 1:17 (Listen)

17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son,¹ with whom I am well pleased,”

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1 John 3:1 (Listen)

3 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

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