Encouragement (2/2)

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what… 2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have. 2 Corinthians 8:12	For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. giving generosity
That their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ. Colossians 2:2	That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ. Jesus love understanding

They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Revelation 7:16-17	They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. protection sadness comforter
I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass? Isaiah 51:12	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. comforter fear
For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:5	For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. suffering comforter Jesus
For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established; that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine. Romans 1:11-12	For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you— that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine. friendship strength faith
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4	For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Word of God hope