Memorise: But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26
In addition to knowing God as the Father and as the Son, you also need to know Him as God the Holy Spirit. There are many marvellous things to know about the Holy Spirit. For example, He is the Source of our power (Acts 1:8), a wonderful Teacher (John 14:26) and a Revealers of secrets and of the future (John 16:13). Although all these characteristics are wonderful, one characteristics I find so fascinating is that He is the Comforter (John 14:26). If you have experienced Him as the Comforter, you will be able to comfort others in their time of distress (2nd Corinthians 1:4). If you have not experienced sorrow, you cannot be of much use in comforting the sorrowful. When we encounter tragedies and sorrowful situations, the best people can do is to say comforting words like “take heart”, “sorry”, etc. in such situations, the ministry of the Comforter is needed to heal the hurt felt deep inside. Are you presently going through a sad circumstance? Are you so sorrowful that all human attempts at comforting you have failed? The Holy Spirit will reach out and comfort you today in Jesus’ Name.
In times of sorrow, people do not expect some of us
who occupy certain positions to express sorrow. This should not be so. I once
visited a family who suffered a great loss, and I began to shed tears after
seeing what they were going through. Some people began to say, “You are the
General Overseer, you are not supposed to cry. We have come here to comfort
those who are mourning; we should not be mourning.” I simply told them, “Leave
me alone. In a similar situation, Jesus wept. If Jesus can weep, I am free to
cry also.” One of my sons lost his mother, and it was extremely difficult to
comfort him. His mother had suffered to train her three children and these
children had plans to take good care of her. She however passed on while they
were still trying to find their feet. This brother began to ask God why He
called his mother home at a time when they had not been able to do anything for
her. The Lord simply replied, saying “Your mother has come to be with Me. Can
you take better care of her on earth than I am doing here in Heaven?” On
hearing these words, he dried his tears, apologised to the Lord and moved on.
Are you in a situation where you need the comfort of the Holy Spirit? He will
reach out and touch you today. He will dry your tears, calm your fears and give
you a greater hope.
Action point: Pray for believers going through sorrow
everywhere, asking that they receive the soothing of the Comforter.
Read: 2nd Corinthians 1:3-10 Blessed be God, even the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all
comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort
them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are
comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our
consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for
your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same
sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your
consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as
ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. 8
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us
in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we
despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that
we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who
delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he
will yet deliver us;
Bible in one year: Genesis 28:29, Isaiah 48:12-49:7
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