God comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. He comforts us by revealing His purpose in our trials, bringing us to obedience, spiritual maturity, and a greater sense of heaven's glory. We are to comfort others with the same comfort with which we have been comforted, using the truth of God's Word to point them to Him as the source of all comfort.
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