Our Helper
"And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that
He may abide with you forever."
— John 14:16
In the Upper Room, on the night Jesus was betrayed, the disciples
were upset and discouraged by what He had been telling them about
His impending betrayal and crucifixion. So Jesus shared some words
of encouragement with them. He told them about the Holy Spirit for
the first time:
If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father,
and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you
forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it
neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells
with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to
you. (John 14:15–18)
I am certain that those words of Jesus brought comfort to their hearts.
He was saying to His disciples, "I am not going to leave you
comfortless. I am not going to leave you without help. I will ask the
Father, and He will send someone alongside to help you."
During the days that Jesus walked the earth, He was always there for
His people. They could reach out and touch Him. If they had a
question, they could ask Him. He always had time for His own. They
could get close to Him.
Then He told His disciples (and essentially all followers of Jesus to
this day) that He would guide them and lead them in an entirely new
way: through the Holy Spirit. So as Christians, we know that the Holy
Spirit is actively involved in our lives. He is the Helper Jesus has
given us.
C4W Devotions are used by permission from
Harvest Ministries with Greg Laurie
P.O. Box 4000
Riverside , CA 92514
"And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that
He may abide with you forever."
— John 14:16
In the Upper Room, on the night Jesus was betrayed, the disciples
were upset and discouraged by what He had been telling them about
His impending betrayal and crucifixion. So Jesus shared some words
of encouragement with them. He told them about the Holy Spirit for
the first time:
If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father,
and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you
forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it
neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells
with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to
you. (John 14:15–18)
I am certain that those words of Jesus brought comfort to their hearts.
He was saying to His disciples, "I am not going to leave you
comfortless. I am not going to leave you without help. I will ask the
Father, and He will send someone alongside to help you."
During the days that Jesus walked the earth, He was always there for
His people. They could reach out and touch Him. If they had a
question, they could ask Him. He always had time for His own. They
could get close to Him.
Then He told His disciples (and essentially all followers of Jesus to
this day) that He would guide them and lead them in an entirely new
way: through the Holy Spirit. So as Christians, we know that the Holy
Spirit is actively involved in our lives. He is the Helper Jesus has
given us.
C4W Devotions are used by permission from
Harvest Ministries with Greg Laurie
P.O. Box 4000
Riverside , CA 92514
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