When God Says …
“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.” (John 15:26-27 KJV).
The testimony of the Holy Spirit gives divine confirmation of the Lord's identity, mission, and teachings. He ensures that believers and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ are empowered and guided. He is the anchor of the first-hand message of truth that the disciples received from the Lord, and for us now, for the gospel truth we receive through the Lord's holy and written Words.
As the physical partner of the Holy Spirit, the disciples and us-who are born again by faith in Christ, the Lord gave this mandate direct to the Eleven apostles: "You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning." He directed His disciples, emphasizing that they will bear witness of Him. They have been with Him from the inception of His ministry. They are first-hand eye witnesses to His life, teachings, death and resurrection.
This declaration lays the foundation for the disciples' future role as heralds of the Gospel of the grace of God. Their testimony, guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit, becomes the pivotal means through which the Lord's true gospel of grace and truth is proclaimed to the world. After the resurrection, before the Lord Jesus ascended to the Father, this mandate He affirmed to the disciples, and to us by extension through faith in Christ Jesus. It is written: “Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”(Luke 24:49 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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