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και εγω ερωτησω τον πατερα και αλλον παρακλητον δωσει υμιν ινα μενη μεθ υμων εις τον αιωνα
(I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever) — John 14:16 | Scrivener’s Textus Receptus 1894 (STR) Scrivener’s Textus Receptus 1894 by F. H. A. Scrivener. Cross References: John 7:39; John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7; John 17:9; Acts 1:4; Romans 8:26
Just before Jesus ascended into heaven, He said to His disciples, “It is for your good that I am going away. Because when I go, I will send the Holy Spirit to you.” John 16:7 The Holy Spirit will be with you and in you.” The miracle is the Spirit of Jesus—God Himself—living inside of us to empower us to do God’s will, and to enable us to walk in a manner worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Bible says that if anyone doesn't have the Spirit of Christ, He doesn't belong to Him. In the early church, Christians, through the Spirit, walked in love and charity and cared for one another. That kind of life amazed people around them. Praise God that we can be like Jesus every day. How? By letting His Spirit have control over our lives.
“The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
John 3:8 (NIV)
What does John 3:8 mean? “Jesus is using a very clever play on words here. In English, this doesn't come across clearly. Verse 7 and verse 8 use the Greek word pneuma, which can be translated several different ways. It can mean "spirit," lowercase, or "Spirit," capitalized, or "wind," depending on the context. All of these have a religious meaning which Nicodemus would have recognized. Wind—or breath—is often symbolic of the Holy Spirit (Job 33:4; John 20:22; Acts 2:2). The term would also have reminded Nicodemus of Ezekiel 37:1–14. In that passage, the wind blows across dry bones and brings them back to life. In verse 7, Jesus explained that the need for rebirth should not surprise Nicodemus. "Flesh" and Spirit" are opposed to each other, so the only way for a person to take on a new nature is by being "born again." The exact reasons why this happens, and how it happens, will always be a mystery to us. We can't really see the wind, or predict everything about it. In the same way, the work of the Spirit isn't something we can completely understand.” —Bibleref.com
What we can know from the Bible is that only God’s Spirit can change you into a “Child of God” (John 3:5-6) and The Holy Spirit is given to you to help you:
“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever...” John 14:16 (AMP)
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever--the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him.
John 14:16-17a NIV
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
John 14:16 ESV
“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever.” John 14:16 (AMP)
“And I will ask the Father and he will give you another Savior, the Holy Spirit of Truth, who will be to you a friend just like me—and he will never leave you. The world won’t receive him because they can’t see him or know him. But you know him intimately because he remains with you and will live inside you.” John 14:16-17 (TPT)
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
Friend, God wants to talk with you all the time!
And God is so easily found, because He is everywhere! God speaks in many ways, but the two main ways are through The Holy Spirit and through His Word. You need both of these to help you navigate the storms, dark valleys and pitfalls of this earthly life. Your worst day with Jesus is so much better than your best day without Him!
The Holy Spirit is the best "Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor, Counselor, Strengthener, Standby" and Friend you will ever have! If you depend on Him, He will help you in all you do, in little things and big things. The Holy Spirit is your faithful Friend every moment of every day. Once He lives in you, He will never leave you alone and lonely. He will teach you, comfort you and bring you perfect peace when you most need it.
Friend, you can trust the Holy Spirit in all things.
“You cannot live the Christian life by yourself. The Holy Spirit must live in you and express Himself through you. Living for Christ is a day-by-day experience. It is a continuous dependence upon the Spirit of God. It is believing in His faithfulness.” ―Billy Graham
I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper[a] to be with you forever. — John 14:16 | Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) The Holy Bible, Easy-to-Read Version Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International. Cross References: John 7:39; John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7; John 17:9; Acts 1:4; Romans 8:26; 1 John 2:1; 1 John 2:27; 2 John 1:2
Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening"
Devotions for November 19
MORNING
"For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ." - 2 Corinthians 1:5
There is a blessed proportion. The Ruler of Providence bears a pair of scales-in this side he puts his people's trials, and in that he puts their consolations. When the scale of trial is nearly empty, you will always find the scale of consolation in nearly the same condition; and when the scale of trials is full, you will find the scale of consolation just as heavy. When the black clouds gather most, the light is the more brightly revealed to us. When the night lowers and the tempest is coming on, the Heavenly Captain is always closest to his crew. It is a blessed thing, that when we are most cast down, then it is that we are most lifted up by the consolations of the Spirit. One reason is, because trials make more room for consolation. Great hearts can only be made by great troubles. The spade of trouble digs the reservoir of comfort deeper, and makes more room for consolation. God comes into our heart-he finds it full-he begins to break our comforts and to make it empty; then there is more room for grace. The humbler a man lies, the more comfort he will always have, because he will be more fitted to receive it. Another reason why we are often most happy in our troubles, is this-then we have the closest dealings with God. When the barn is full, man can live without God: when the purse is bursting with gold, we try to do without so much prayer. But once take our gourds away, and we want our God; once cleanse the idols out of the house, then we are compelled to honour Jehovah. "Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord." There is no cry so good as that which comes from the bottom of the mountains; no prayer half so hearty as that which comes up from the depths of the soul, through deep trials and afflictions. Hence they bring us to God, and we are happier; for nearness to God is happiness. Come, troubled believer, fret not over your heavy troubles, for they are the heralds of weighty mercies.
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EVENING
"He shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever." - John 14:16
Great Father revealed himself to believers of old before the coming of his Son, and was known to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as the God Almighty. Then Jesus came, and the ever-blessed Son in his own proper person, was the delight of his people's eyes. At the time of the Redeemer's ascension, the Holy Spirit became the head of the present dispensation, and his power was gloriously manifested in and after Pentecost. He remains at this hour the present Immanuel-God with us, dwelling in and with his people, quickening, guiding, and ruling in their midst. Is his presence recognized as it ought to be? We cannot control his working; he is most sovereign in all his operations, but are we sufficiently anxious to obtain his help, or sufficiently watchful lest we provoke him to withdraw his aid? Without him we can do nothing, but by his almighty energy the most extraordinary results can be produced: everything depends upon his manifesting or concealing his power. Do we always look up to him both for our inner life and our outward service with the respectful dependence which is fitting? Do we not too often run before his call and act independently of his aid? Let us humble ourselves this evening for past neglects, and now entreat the heavenly dew to rest upon us, the sacred oil to anoint us, the celestial flame to burn within us. The Holy Ghost is no temporary gift, he abides with the saints. We have but to seek him aright, and he will be found of us. He is jealous, but he is pitiful; if he leaves in anger, he returns in mercy. Condescending and tender, he does not weary of us, but awaits to be gracious still.
Sin has been hammering my heart Unto a hardness, void of love, Let supplying grace to cross his art Drop from above.
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