A Comforter

Atop each bed in our home is a comforter. Beautiful, warm and cozy are all thoughts that are evoked by the sight.  Each is a little different in appearance according to the uniqueness of the person whose bed it is upon. When the bed is made one can enjoy the character this comforter brings to the room. Not only appealing to the eyes, this comforter is the source of warmth and security.
Only when entering the bed is the benefits of the comforter maximized. To access the warmth and comfort one must reach out and pull the comforter up over him/her. When on the shelf or even laying across an empty bed there is no access to all the comforter is meant to provide.

We have been given the gift of a comforter in the Holy Spirit. Jesus Promised this gift to us.
“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 AMP) Jesus promises not only that the Holy Spirit will come, but that He will play an active role in our lives. “But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.” (John 14:26 AMP)

We have become a home for the Holy Spirit when we were born again. “Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, Whom you have received [as a Gift] from God? You are not your own, You were bought with a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid for, made His own]. So then, honor God and bring glory to Him in your body.” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 AMP) In order for the Holy Spirit to live within us through salvation, Jesus Paid the high price of His death. This Comforter is no cheap, flimsy accent to our lives. He is to be a constant, guiding companion.

Because He resides within us 24/7, we have access to all the Holy Spirit has to offer at any moment in time. Yet Scripture tells us that we are to take comfort. “So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:6 AMP) We must choose to acknowledge and avail ourselves to all this precious gift provides.

What is the current place of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives? Is He still on the shelf because we have not taken the time to study the scriptures and know of all the benefits that He has provided? Is He visible in our lives yet although being acknowledged, He is but not called upon as He so desires to be? The Holy Spirit has come to live in the home of our lives, but we choose the extent to which He becomes a practical part of our lives.

To take comfort we study the Word of God and become acquainted with the promises that have been given to us. As we do so, we learn that the Holy Spirit helps and prays for us. “So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.” (Romans 8:26 AMP) He provides not only power but also joyful, peaceful hope. “May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.” (Romans 15:13 AMP) This is enduring hope. “Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.” (Romans 5:5 AMP)
We then believe these promises and allow the Holy Spirit to work in us daily. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we can develop all of the fruit He has also provided. “But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge].” (Galatians 5:22-23 AMP) Wrapped in the knowledge and nurture of the Holy Spirit, we can live confidently and securely. “For His divine power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full, personal] knowledge of Him Who called us by and to His own glory and excellence (virtue).” (2 Peter 1:3 AMP)
Just as the comforters are displayed on the beds in my house, the Holy Spirit is living in our bodies. When we invite and allow Him to work in us, He will provide us with comfort, protection and guidance. We must simply take the comfort that He is waiting to provide.

If you have been born again, the Holy Spirit lives in you. Purposefully take all that He has to offer by studying and communing with Him.