When God Says …
“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” (John 14:16-17 KJV).
Continuing to address His remaining Eleven Apostles in this last moments of being with them in the flesh, the Lord Jesus promised to send them another comforter. Having reminded them to keep His commands out of their love for Him, they're given the assurance that He will ask the Father to send them the Holy Spirit. He is just like Him - the Spirit of truth. He dwells with them and with us and be in us who believes, resting in His grace. As scriptures revealed to us: He came from the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14). He will be with us always! And, we'll never be without help and we'll never be in want!
We, therefore, must remain in His love and not be enamored by the things of the world. His Words remind: “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”” (Hebrews 13:5 NIV). We'll always be provided, as He supplies all our needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).
Hence, now being heirs of Abraham by faith in Christ Jesus, we have the Lord's vow given to Israel. We are now restored through Christ Jesus by faith in the domain of His grace, as was declared to Jacob: “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”” (Genesis 28:15 ESV). And the risen Lord Jesus, He who is in you and I, give this promise as revealed through Apostle Paul: "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." (Philippian 1:6 ESV).
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
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