Hold On To Your Confidence And Push

There was an opera several years ago called “Emperor Jones” and a famous black baritone singer by the name of Paul Roberson sung a solo in that opera called “It’s Me It’s Me It’s Me Oh Lord, Standing in the Need of Prayer.” I don’t know about you but I’m always standing in the need of prayer.

If you haven’t seen those dark sides of life yet, or have wondered if God is still near, or if God is hearing your prayer, just keep on living because your day is right around the corner. But my brothers and my sisters no matter how grim things may seem, no matter how dark the road may get, no matter how high the hills are that you have to climb, no matter what the judge says in a court room, no matter what the doctor may say, you still have a guarantee. These words are only for believers, those that have an intimate and defined relationship with Jesus the Christ.

For those that have that relationship with Jesus the Christ, I have some good news.

Jesus Himself made a promise to all of His people that they would never be alone. He said that He would never leave you nor forsake you. He said that He would send you a comforter, and that comforter is the Holy Spirit or the Holy Ghost. The Greek word for comforter is paracletos (pa – rak – la –tos).

My brothers and my sisters knowing that the Holy Spirit is here within us is some good news. We have been Signed, Sealed and Delivered by God Himself. That is our Guarantee. That is our Life-time Warrantee.

God will be with us no matter what the situation. We have the Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss). The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is the one that is with us. Just let me park here with the Comforter.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is our shield, it protects us from all seen and unseen dangers.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) has sealed us. God "seals" all of His. When God seals us it means that He puts His mark on us, He puts His stamp on us, He marks all of His believers. That’s why we are different. That’s why when we walk into a room, the conversation changes.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is our bridge over troubled waters.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is our Prince of Peace.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is the one who is able to keep us from falling.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is the one who we can call friend, that why we sing the song What A Friend We Have In Jesus.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is the one who comes when we are in trouble and distress.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is the one who is our lawyer in a court room to plead our case.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is the one that tells us not to worry because everything is going to be alright.

 The Comforter, the paracletos (pa – rak – la –toss) is the one that when Negros and Negroettes are trying to dig a ditch for us to fall in, and when you are about to step in, the Comforter will become our Jehovah Sel’I (Sell-eye), the Lord your Rock, He will move you in another direction.