MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD

"But when the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, Whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth Who comes (proceeds) from the Father, He [Himself] will testify regarding Me. But you also will testify and be My witnesses, because you have been with Me from the beginning."- John 15:26-27 (Amplified)

In the above scripture, Jesus introduced the ministry of the Divine Helper - The Holy Spirit to His disciples before His death. The disciples had come to depend on Jesus for everything, and when He announced that He was leaving them, they felt abandoned. Jesus would not be with them to answer their questions, to teach them or to offer solutions to the challenges of their daily lives. They had come to love Him deeply and His absence would be keenly felt. Jesus however gave them this assurance:

“And I will ask the Father and He will give you another Helper that He may abide with you forever. I will not leave you as orphans [comfortless, desolate, bereaved, forlorn, helpless];...”(John 14:16,18).

On the day of Pentecost, that promise was fulfilled when the Divine Helper (The Holy Spirit) descended mightily upon the disciples in the upper room (Acts 2:1-4). After that unusual encounter, those fearful and discouraged disciples were transformed into powerful proclaimers of the gospel. I believe those disciples left the upper room that day singing the hymn titled - "The Comforter has come" as they spread the glad tidings around.

May I urge you to please join me to sing that same powerful hymn as we partner with the our divine helper - Holy Spirit to spread the glad tidings everywhere we find ourselves on this planet:

THE COMFORTER HAS COME!

O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
Let ev’ry Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:
The Comforter has come!

Refrain:
      The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come!
      The Holy Ghost from Heav’n, the Father’s promise giv’n;
      O spread the tidings ’round, wherever man is found-
      The Comforter has come!

The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last,
And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast,
As o’er the golden hills the day advances fast!
The Comforter has come!

Lo, the great King of kings, with healing in His wings,
To ev’ry captive soul a full deliverance brings;
And through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings;
The Comforter has come!

O boundless love divine! How shall this tongue of mine
To wond’ring mortals tell the matchless grace divine-
That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine!
The Comforter has come!

Good day and God bless you.

Maranatha!

Bro Okanlawon Taiwo