For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more. 2 Corinthians 7:5-7

One major thing unsaved people miss out on in this life is the peace of God. When you are a Born Again Christian, and you have the Holy Spirit living inside of you, the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, flows over you. Now with that, I’m not saying you will never have fear, anxiety, or depression, as long as we live in these fallen bodies, we will suffer the curse of sin. However what I’m saying is God will give you the comfort to make it through!

Let’s take a look at what Paul says here “Our flesh had no rest, we were troubled on every side, outside were fighting, inside were fears” Can you relate to this? Do you see trouble everywhere you go? Is there fighting or conflict within your family or Church? Do you have a great fear within you of the future? This is exactly what Paul and the Church was experiencing at the time. However they were able to overcome, how? Because God is our comfort

The Apostle Paul says “Nevertheless God, that comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus” Now you’ll say “Doesn’t it say Titus comforted the Church”? Yes,  he did, but how or why did he do it? Because God ordained Titus to comfort the Church of Corinth. You see God uses us to fulfill his Will, when you ask God for help, it doesn’t always come in some supernatural answer, sometimes God sends someone to help you!

We need to remember this as Christians, when we disobey Gods calling on our lives, you may be sidetracking someone’s miracle that God was going to answer through You! This is why the Body of Christ, the Church is important, everyone is important, because we all have a gift or calling we have been assigned with. When someone is disobedient to their calling or gift, they are fighting against God’s will, which ultimately hurts the Church

Just the obedience of Titus to go to Corinth when the Holy Spirit orchestrated it, allowed Gods comfort to reach the Church and Paul. Look at Paul’s response here “I rejoiced the more”! Because everyone was encouraged by the arrival of Titus , the Holy Spirit used to this lifted everyone’s spirit! Titus didn’t have to do anything special, he didn’t have to perform a miracle or have some great revelation, Titus just had to be obedient to God and show up! Many times that is half the battle.

Maybe you or your Church are going through troubled times right now, or maybe there are others around you in need, be obedient to our God of Comfort and His will be done in Jesus name! Amen!