I will not leave you comfortless

John 14:14-18
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 15 ¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 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. 18 ¶ I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

These were the words of Jesus when he spoke to his disciples shortly before he was taken away to be crucified as recorded in the gospel book of John. Jesus left his disciples, and us as believers, a great hope and a great promise that Jesus would send us a Comforter and that Comforter would abide or live with us forever.

This Comforter is the Holy Spirit of Almighty God!

Jesus said that the Holy Spirit dwells in us, the baptized believers of Jesus the Christ, and shall be in us as the Spirit was in Jesus’ disciples.

What a wonderful promise we have in Jesus the Christ our Lord, for we have been given a helper, a comforter, the Holy Spirit of truth to guide us in all truth and understanding of God’s will for us on this earth and hereafter.

What a wonderful God we serve that he would give a part of himself to us---to be with us.

As Christians, baptized in Jesus name, no matter where we go, or under what circumstances we shall find ourselves in, we have a friend who is always there –the Holy Spirit.

I believe that is why in these dark and gloomy times with a deadly COVID-19 Coronavirus when I should be worried sick and anxious for my life, and my family, and friends, I have an anchor of support and some consolation knowing that Jesus my rock of strength and his comforter are so near. I know that whatever I go through, there is hope and the promise of life everlasting even after my death.

King David who had a heart after God, wrote many psalms and one scripture seems to sum up how God comforts us.

Psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

This is my comfort in my time of affliction-- the Word of God.

Were it not for the Word of God, I would be lost and right now, and I would be such an anxious, worrisome, and uncertain of anything and all things state of mind, and I would be worrying myself sick.

Here is just one example Jesus taught Paul when he was in anguish and anxiety in affliction.

2nd Corinthians 12:7-9 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

The Lord told Paul MY (God’s) Grace is sufficient for thee for MY (Christ’s) strength is made perfect in weakness.

The Word of God comforts me in my daily trials, my times of uncertainty, times of fear or despair, times of weakness, times of darkness, and in times of evil.

Let’s read about the Word of God briefly in some holy scriptures.

John 1:1-18
¶ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 ¶ And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15 ¶ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

The Old Testament book of Proverbs says of the God’s Word:

Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Jesus spoke of the word of God.

Luke 8:4-15
¶ And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Jesus’ apostles spoke of the word of God.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

John the revelator spoke of his visions of the Word of God.

Revelation 19:11-16
¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Perhaps the most famous psalm often memorized, read aloud, and appearing in movies time and time again when we are in need of God’s comfort is Psalm 23.

Psalm 23:1-6
¶ « A Psalm of David. » YHWH is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of YHWH for ever.

What a great message of hope, security, and promise we have in the Word of God of Psalm 23.

The scriptures in the Holy Bible can give you that same real hope, real security, and real promises of good things to come—Life everlasting.

Jesus left his disciples a great message of hope, security, and promise.

John 14:1-4
¶ Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 ¶ And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

Jesus said he would prepare a place for those who love him, and believe in God, and Jesus the Christ.

Remember that all scripture was given by inspiration of God.

2nd Timothy 3:16-4:4
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. 1 ¶ I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

The apostle Paul told Timothy, and left us his learning to us as Christians, to preach the Word of God in season and out of season. In other words, preach the word when it is accepted and not accepted, when it is popular or unpopular.

We are to edify others with the Word of God for their learning and enlightenment, bearing the infirmities of the weak to serve others in the Word of God to give them the same salvation and hope.

Romans 15:1-7
¶ We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. 4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 5 ¶ Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: 6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 ¶ Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

In the opening to a letter to the church at Corinth, Paul speaks of God’s comfort given to his believers so that we might comfort others who are not in Christ. That by preaching the Word of God, we might reach those outside of the Body of Christ, outside the Church, to bring them to the hope we have and the salvation we hold in Jesus the Christ.

2nd Corinthians 2-7
Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 ¶ Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 ¶ And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

In the Letter to the Thessalonian Church, Paul declares that great hope in Christ.

1st Thessalonians 4:13-5:28
¶ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 1 ¶ But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 ¶ Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11 ¶ Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves. 14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 16 ¶ Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Despise not prophesyings. 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 ¶ And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 25 Brethren, pray for us. 26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. 27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

And finally for those already in Jesus Christ --baptized of the spirit and the blood of Jesus the Christ---a scripture for the end of Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians.

2nd Corinthians 13:11
Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Now, to those of you not in Jesus suffering at this time with this Coronavirus and relying on man and man’s medicines to answer your needs; won’t you take a moment to have some faith in God and God’s Word?

If you had faith you might well believe and take to heart what is written in Psalm 91.

Psalm 91:1-15
¶ He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of YHWH, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9 ¶ Because thou hast made YHWH, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Can you take a leap of faith and call out to Jesus?

John 14:6-7
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Learn of Jesus the Christ; why he lived, died, and lived again in his resurrection overcoming the death of this world.

John 11:25-26
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Jesus lives my friend! He LIVES!

I am proof, for he lives in me!

He can live in you too! If he lives in you, He will not leave you!

If you can only believe into his holy saving name!

Acts 4:10-12
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Call out to JESUS right now; tell him you want to have hope, and security, and the greater Promise of Life everlasting with Almighty God himself!

Believe in JESUS!

If you have never read about Jesus I invite to read as many articles on this website beginning with DO YOU KNOW JESUS?

If you feel you know JESUS, then I invite you to read ARE YOU COVERED BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB?

Friend, even though death surrounds us with fear and anguish on every side, you have a friend in JESUS if you will only call out to him today.

Read your Bible, if you have one.

And if you don’t have a Holy Bible, get one, and begin learning about JESUS the Christ.

For those who in truth call out to you Lord, Send them your Holy Spirit Lord!
In the name of JESUS I pray!

Lord, I pray that whosoever reading this article might believe in the hope, security and promises you have to offer and that they would set aside their worries and fears and come to you in truth and faith and that you would bless that person in some way or fashion of your will, whether it be a need of theirs or a need of yours. I ask this in JESUS’ name.

Thank you Lord! Thank you JESUS! Praise be to thy Holy Name!