Comforter

My brother recently encouraged me to ask the Holy Spirit for comfort. He is called the Comforter after all. And my brother added in so many words, "This is Holy Spirit's job so ask Him to do His work on your behalf."

The following morning in prayer I acknowledged the Holy Spirit lives in me because God allowed His presence to take residence in my heart. Therefore, I asked with all reverence for the Holy Spirit to do as He promised. Jesus said to his disciples, "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever" (John 14:16, KJV).

Words can't describe it but I felt a shift in the spiritual atmosphere when acknowledging God is present and He is at work in me. I sensed His nearness and the strength to uphold me. The result was true worship that broke through the pain and discomfort I was feeling at the moment.

Make no mistake. The Holy Spirit is not at our beck and call for our fleshly whims and desires. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ and we must always submit to Him. And the Holy Spirit is the Person of the Godhead (the trinity) not a presence just to stir our emotions in order to make us feel good. He leads, guides, teaches and convicts to mature us in the faith.

How many believers who claim they are Spirit filled yet fail to acknowledge the Spirit of God cares enough to do anything in their moments of distress? Sadly, the spirit of unbelief cuts off any flow of power, comfort, joy and other needful resources that He desires to provide. He is restricted because the present work He came to do in our lives is not acknowledged!

Beloved, if there is any lie that Enemy has so well crafted is the one that says God is not real. This is the reason for prayerlessness that has given way to powerless people in the body of Christ. God has become fiction than fact. Faith has been swallowed up by an attitude of fate. When we say God is real we say all that He promises is yes and amen in Christ. God can not lie. He will do just as He promised us in the Word of God.

I believe it brings the heart of God great pleasure that we pray His promises. We don't come to Him with our merits, our list of good deeds or make promises and vows to do better. We come to Him and say with all humility, "Comfort me Holy Spirit because I believe you are the Comforter!"

And oh the sweet communion and comfort that flows when a heart takes Him at His word!