The place of a Comforter

John  16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

One of the departing messages Christ preached to encourage His disciples and followers before the Crucification was the promise of the Comforter, the Holy spirit. It is necessary for Christ to depart from this world in other for the work of our salvation to be complete. 

But He wouldn't leave them without a comforter, a guide, the spirit of God who will teach and communicate the mind of God to them. 

The word comforter in this context means “called to one’s side”. It is as Jesus is saying there is going to be one who will be called to their  side. 

 We have the Holy Spirit who stands beside us in our darkest moments.  it was more important to the disciples who was about to lose the physical presence of Jesus. They were grieving and this promise of a Comforter was a promise of assurance that they would not have to face this world alone.

As the Comforter, we learn that he is our companion.

This is what Jesus meant in verse 17 when he spoke of the Holy Spirit as one who “dwelleth with you”. He is our companion. 

One whom we trust in and depend upon. He is one who walks with us. It was God intention from the beginning to walk with man. This is what He did with Adam, he walked with Adam at certain times during the day. Yet Adam was perfect. This was broken after the fall. This relationship changed.

The word comforter also gives us the idea of helper. Not only is he there beside us but he is helping us. This gives us the idea that not only do we not have to “do it alone” but we have someone who knows what they are doing and is willing to help. That is this “Holy Spirit” the comforter.

He is our helper. He is the one who will lead us to make the right decision. He is the one who will guide us.

As the comforter we learn that he is always present.

The second characteristic that is shown as him being the comforter is that he is present with us and plays an active role in our lives. 

Now it is good to have a companion but the Holy Spirit is more than a companion, he is active. He is active in our lives he is active in the church. He convicts and reprove sins just as in the days of Peter before Ananias and Sapphira 

We cannot totally succeed in God without the help of the Comforter the Holy Spirit, our Church cannot fully function at the dimension God desires without the help of the Comforter the Holy spirit. 

Allow the comforter, the spirit of God to dwell in your life, by this, your life will experience God's presence always. 

God bless you. 

Prayer key:

1. Lord, thank you for the blessing of today in Jesus Christ name. 

2. Holy spirit, the comforter, I welcome you unit my life in Jesus Christ name. 

3. Lord, help me not to have a broken relationship with you in Jesus Christ name. 

4. Thank you Lord for answered prayers in Jesus Christ name. Amen.