How and where to find solace?

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How and where to find solace?

The situation turns the victims of adultery off in such a way that, at first, they only find relief with the death of the adulterer:

  • “Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; For jealousy is the rage of a man; therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. He will not take any ransom; nor will he be willing if you multiply the gifts.” (Proverbs 6.32,34,35).

Do you have any idea of how disgraceful is this situation?

It isn’t in vain that Paul wrote:

  • “But this I say, brothers, The time is short. It remains that both *those who have wives should be as not having one*. And they who weep are as though they did not weep. And they who rejoice are as though they did not rejoice. And they who buy are as though they did not possess. And they who use this world are as not abusing it, *for the fashion of this world is passing away*.” (1Cor 7.29-31).

We need to turn away or recoil from everything that can turn us flustered, discomfit, flimsy in the faith, etc. After all, how can we be reference of goodness, pity, grace, forgiveness, peace, etc., if we crave for the nemesis ensuing the transgressor?

Fortunately, there is a console for those who believe in Christ:

  • “I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where shall my help come from? My help comes from Jehovah, who made Heaven and earth.” (Psa 121.1,2).
  • “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort, He comforting us in all our trouble, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in every trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds by Christ.” (2Cor 1.3-5).

So, let’s have a good day receiving the consolation of the Creator always present in the anguish (Psalms 46.1) and warding off everything that can make us into a stumble stone in the weak in faith (1Cor 8.11-13):

  • “Do not undo the work of God for food. Truly, all things indeed are clean, but it is bad to the man eating because of a stumbling-block. It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak. Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Blessed is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.” (Romans 14.20-22)