“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.”
The Holy Spirit is the one who Jesus was referring to here. He called the Holy Spirit our Comforter. A Comforter is one who is our Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby.
Whenever we face circumstances in life that seem too tough, too overwhelming, we can know that we have a Comforter assigned to our case, working it all out for our benefit and good.
The Message Bible says: “I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you.”
The Holy Spirit is our Helper. He has been sent by God to help us in overcoming our situations. Too often we wish someone would come along and take all our troubles away, so we won’t have to deal with them anymore.
Our Helper won’t do it all for us, but He will enable us and take hold together with us to address the need and see the promises of God accomplished in our lives. Thank God for our Comforter.
The Holy Spirit is my Comforter and my Helper and in Him I do trust.
- Reading Plan A: 2 Timothy 4
- Reading Plan B: 2 John
- Reading Plan C: Jeremiah 27-28; 2 Timothy 4
by Tim Davidson
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Word of Faith Church & Outreach Center
Called to the Body of Christ as a pastor and teacher, Tim Davidson pioneered Word of Faith Church in Bismarck in 1980. He served as its Lead Pastor for 35 years and now serves as Founding Pastor. Pastor Tim has pioneered 6 churches in North Dakota and now serves as Regional Director for Rhema Ministerial Association International. Teaching believers foundational truths from God's Word is his passion.
He has authored 3 yearly devotion books that are used both here and overseas to help believers become "rooted and grounded" in their faith.
God is now calling Pastor Tim to share the treasury of wisdom and knowledge God has given to him with other pastors and churches.