"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
i would like to pray for my christian brother and me to stay strong in the word of god and Never turn from god. and also pray for my dad to come back from england to see me and pray for my family that they will all get along and pray for my hole family
Greetings in the precious and powerful name of the Lord, Christ Jesus! Please pray for healing on my joints. My hip, forearms and left foot are all aching and i'm not sure what it is. Thank you and may the Living God bless you exceedingly for your caring prayers now and forever!
Received 1-16-09
My grandma is from China, and, like most Chinese, does not believe in Christ. I'm not very good at Chinese now and don't know how to explain this to her. I'm also afraid that she will think I am crazy, despite how Jesus told us to be brave in the Bible. I don't want her to go to hell! What should I do(that does not include confronting her)?
Received 1-17-09
From: dorothy
Lord help my boyfriend(christian), give him enough strength to overcome his trials. Give him grasp to understand your plans for him. Dont let evil deceive him. Lord also continue giving me the knowledge, wisdom, understanding and patience in order to achieve my dreams. Lord teach me humility though i dont have anything to be proud of. Humble my hearth so that if ever i am with my dreams i will never become boastful. Lord thanks for your blessings! please continue to give us more!
Thank you Lord for making me a new person. Without Your help I would be the same miserable reck I was. You helped me with so many things. I've overcome so many things with your help Lord and I'm so thankful to have you in my life!!! Lord God you are awesome and I'm trying to get others to believe that too! You are the reason why I wake up everyday with a smile on my face.
God has done much in my life but the most awesome thing that has ever happened to me was when my mother had a brain defect that was causing her brain to fall into her spine but through much prayer our pastor declared that she would be healed and within a month her brain had miraculously been moved back to were it should be with absolutely no medical explanation this was a true miracle
Because of the LORD's great love I am not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." I praise the Lord for giving me the promise of eternal life with Him for I was in darkness but sent His and only son to save us blessed be His name forever and ever meets no end