Pay it forward!

Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

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. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Have you ever been comforted by the Lord?

The comfort you received wasn’t just for your benefit. God comforts us with a twofold purpose – to bring comfort to us in our time of need, and through us, bring comfort to others in their time of need.

  In the above verse, God comforts us with the expectation that we pay it forward.

God is all about multiplication.  He gives to us so that His blessing can be multiplied by us giving to others.

There’s a lot of talks these days about “paying it forward.”  It’s a popular principle, but that principle has been around a long time.  God is the originator of it.

In another example of paying it forward, the king in the parable in Matthew 18:23-33 forgave his servant’s debt with the expectation that if faced with a similar situation, his servant would do likewise to others - to show mercy as he was shown mercy.

You know the story.  The servant did not pay it forward and the king was beside himself when he found out (the king in that parable represents our heavenly Father).

In yet another example, Jesus made disciples and then instructed His disciples to make more disciples (Matthew 28:19)

What has God done for you?  Think about how He has met your needs and then pay it forward.

Has God comforted you? Comfort others.  Has God bandaged a wound in your heart?  Bandage the wounds in others.  Has God blessed you financially?  Bless others.  Has God forgiven you?  Forgive others.

God is always moving in our life, so we should always be moving in the lives of others.

Pay it forward!