Sunday, 25 September 2016

Devotional 26/9/16 – John 15:26 The Helper (Advocate)

22:36 Posted by Matthew Beaney No comments

Jesus has promised the help of the Spirit to all Christians. Let’s be those who take Jesus at His word and receive this promise by active, faithful prayer. Let’s not be the kind of people who miss God’s best; mistakenly believing that a promise is not to be actively received!
To meditate/pray upon
John 15:26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.”
John 14:16 "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever"
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 said to you."
Jesus reiterates that the Holy Spirit is our ‘advocate’ or helper. It’s too easy to lose our confidence in Jesus’ faithful help by the Spirit. If the ‘vine and the branches’ illustration has taught us anything it is to ask for and depend on the Spirit’s help every day.
How do you currently apply the truth of your need of the Spirit? For many, they presume on God’s help and are passive about it. Jesus commands us to “Remain in me!” Anyone reading the New Testament would see that the promises of God are to be apprehended by faith. One must pray for the grace of the Spirit with diligence.
Jesus has not left us as orphans. He has come to us by the Spirit. He promises to come alongside and help! Let our response be a daily “come Lord Jesus!” 

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