Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-25)

15If you love Me, you will keepe My commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocatef to be with you forever— 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.g

18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”

22Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”

23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.

25All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

 

The verse that I want to talk about is John 14:26. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

What the Holy Spirit teaches comes from God’s perspective.

Wordly wisdom…the stuff you learn from your family, life experiences and higher education are valuble…but not necessarily eternal. Godly wisdomis this…and so much more! Through it, God will reveal who you really are on the inside. And over time He’ll reveal exactly what your true purpose in life is! Most people spend their entire lives seeking purpose, God will not only tell you what your purpose is, He’ll coach you at every step!

This coaching won’t be like anything you’ve ever experienced before. This coaching will hit every fiber of your being because it’s coming from the God who put every fiber of your being in place!  God’s supernatural love…and all encompassing peace…will permeate your soul! And it won’t be a thing that you’ll need to drum up by chanting some nonsense while standing on one foot. It will be something that will always be there no matter what! And the more time you spend with God…through reading His word (the Bible) and talking with Him through prayer, the stronger and more consistent it gets!

No longer will you fear death, because you’ll know you’re going to end up in Heaven. all your other fears…over time..will begin to diminish!

Believe me when I say this, the days ahead, (apart from a world wide revival), are only going to get darker. And the only way we are going to be victorious is by receiving and maintaining, a true relationship with God. It’s this relationship that will allow you experience fullness…no matter how dark it gets!

 

Fight the good fight, and be blessed in all things,

Tim