Christ Is Our Comforter
"If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.” — Luke 11:13
Before He left His disciples, Christ promised that He would send a Comforter to help them in the trials, cares and temptations of life. This word comforter means “one that helps alongside.” He is the Holy Spirit, the powerful Third Person of the Trinity. The moment you are born again, He takes up residence in our heart. We may not emotionally feel Him there, but we must exercise faith. We must believe it and accept it as a fact of faith. He is in our heart to help us. We're told that He sheds the love of God abroad in our hearts. He produces the fruit of the Spirit: “love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.” We can't possibly manufacture this fruit in our own strength. It's supernaturally manufactured by the Holy Spirit who lives in our hearts. That fact, alone, should give us great comfort.
