How can we receive the comfort of the Holy Spirit? As New Testament believers, we have the cross as the dividing line for us between the Old and New Testament. At the cross, Jesus fought the battle against all the powers of darkness and came out victorious, so we can how have Him live within us. He promised to never leave us, and gave us the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost to teach, comfort and keep us until His return. We have strength and power to overcome, because Jesus lives within. His strength is in us to overcome anything we might face, including comforting us through any unexpected tragedies.
The character of God is revealed in Jesus, and when He was on the earth, He was always doing good. He came to reverse the curse, and because He did, we can see things clearly, and blame the evil one for evil, and give glory to God for his goodness toward us. We don’t need to identify with Job of the Old Testament, we can identify with Jesus after his victory on the cross! Through the comfort of the Holy Spirit, we are now His hands and feet to a hurting world. Jesus gave us authority on the earth, and as believers, we are called to walk in His footsteps, and be who He has called us to be. Because of that, we can find comfort and strength in God’s Word, and through the Holy Spirit, and then give it to others.