Wednesday, October 31, 2007 – Comfort

Some of the definitions for comfort, from www.dictionary.com, include:
1. to soothe, console, or reassure; bring cheer to
2. to make physically comfortable
3. to aid; support or encourage (this definition though obsolete today)
4. relief in affliction; consolation; solace
5. a feeling of relief or consolation
6. a cause or matter of relief or satisfaction
7. a state of ease and satisfaction of bodily wants, with freedom from pain and anxiety
8. something that promotes such a state
9. a comforter or a quilt
10. strengthening aid; assistance (this definition though obsolete today)

Wow.
The Bible says in John 14v15&16 that Jesus says that:

“If ye love Me, keep My commandments.

And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever;”

And we know that Jesus did keep His Word, and that another Comforter is here with us. Now Jesus had been our Comforter while He was on earth, and now there is another Comforter with us, even the Spirit of truth – the Holy Spirit. Looking at the dictionary meaning of the word comfort, which is what a comforter does, is just astounding, because it articulates what the Comforter does for us.

So are you need of someone to:
- soothe you?
- Console you?
- Reassure you?
- Cheer you up?
- make you feel physically comfortable?
- Aid you?
- Support you?
- Encourage you?
- Bring you relief in affliction?
- In whom you can find solace i.e. peace and rest?
- Satisfy your bodily wants and free you from pain and anxiety?
- Strengthen you?
- Bring you to these above states?

The good news is that the Comforter, the Holy Spirit is here with us, to bring us comfort. Won’t you ask Him?

“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever—“ John 14:16 (Amplified Bible)