Our Helper
January 19, 2009 on 8:22 pm | In devotionals | 5 Comments“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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Thank you for posting this. We need to be reminded in this troubled world that we as Christians are never alone even for one minute. Jesus promised that he would never, never, never forsake us. And the Holy Spirit is that part of the trinity that gives us the power and motivation to continue in the Lord.
Comment by Mary — April 21, 2009 #
One time when I was in the airport, waiting at the gate for the plane that would take me back to Texas, I felt the Holy Spirit very distinctly tell me to talk to the young girl sitting across from me. Upon hearing this, I faced the usual internal conflict of anxiety vs. wanting to obey. I finally told the Holy Spirit that I would NOT -that’s right- would not talk to her because of reasons A, B, and C.
Guilty was all I felt as I boarded.
I then told the Holy Spirit that I would talk to her if she sat next to me on the plane. After sitting down and settling in, SHE comes strolling down the isle. Guess who she sat down next to… me. It felt like I had been check-mated by the Holy Spirit, so I obeyed, and found myself in one of the most memorable conversations of Jesus I have ever had.
Comment by Jarred Spengler — August 28, 2009 #
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Comment by fireworks610 — November 28, 2009 #
praise God 4 his mighty works..
the holy spirit is upon us..
and that is 4ever..
praise him
adore him
worship him
the king of all king
the lord of the Lord..
glory to the Lord…
Comment by joelsison — September 21, 2010 #
this word of God really helps me to go in my battle against to the people of the world i am doing my conquest to the people that really nears inside of my heart i know that after i leave this site God’s holy spirit will convict me to save this loved one of mine! please pray for me as i do my conquest.. God is good in everything!!
Comment by joelsison — September 21, 2010 #