“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; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you” (John 14:15-17). Two very important aspects of this message: the purpose of this promise and the people this promise is addressed to bless. There is not a human person that does not need a “Comforter.” The world has provided an endless list of agencies and professions just to comfort needy people. Their approach is not altogether bad or wrong, but it is very limited. The very people that do the comforting are often in need of what they are trying to give. The Holy Ghost is God. He is supernatural and has no need of a teacher or a comforter. He can move on the inside of every troubled life and comfort from the inside out. He does not practice comforting as a frail mortal man or woman, He breaks through the barriers and changes the life. He forgives sins that are often the cause. He heals relationships that have fractured the soul and He infuses life on the Divine level. But, you must not miss the second point. “The world cannot receive” this Comforter until there is a surrender to Jesus Christ. To receive this Comforter the troubled soul must turn from disobedience to God’s commandments. Broken commandments are always at the root of the need for a Comforter in the Divine scheme of life. If you want a band-aid the world can try to help, but a Divine fix will cost you your life.

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