II Corinthians 7:6 “Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus.”
To Us and Through Us
II Corinthians 7:5-6 are some of my favorite verses in the New Testament. “When we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side . . . . Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus.” When Paul was cast down, troubled externally and internally, who gave him comfort? Was it God or Titus? The answer is, “Yes!” Every good gift comes from above, but more often than not, God gives those good gifts through other people.
When you ask God to comfort somebody else or provide for somebody else, He is not limited as to the means He will use. A limitless God more often than not uses people! The good work of God through people has a “domino effect.” That is, it goes from one person to the next, and it multiplies and gains momentum as it goes. Paul was comforted by Titus, who was comforted and refreshed by others (verse 13). That is how God intends for it to work!
God comforts us in order that we can comfort other people (see II Corinthians 1:3-6). When we comfort other people, or God uses us to minister to people in some other way, we can be assured that it will “boomerang” right back to us. Why does God minister to us like He does? He ministers to us so that He can minister through us in the lives of others.