MONDAY 25TH JAN.,2016

TOPIC: THE HOLY SPIRIT (3)
TEXT: John 14:26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”

As a departing teacher might introduce the pupils to his or her replacement, so Jesus introduces us to the Holy Spirit. What a ringing endorsement He gives Him! He calls the Holy Spirit His ‘representative’. The Holy Spirit within you comes in the name of Christ, with equal authority and identical power. How comforting it is to know that, when you’re entering a new season of life in which so many things will be different. This verse is translated in different ways. In the Message, the word ‘counsellor’ means ‘friend’. In the New King James Bible, He’s called ‘Helper’. In the Amplified Bible, He’s referred to as ‘Intercessor, Advocate and Strengthener’. In the original Greek, the Holy Spirit is referred to as ‘parakletos’, a compound of two words: para, which means ‘alongside of’, and kletos, which means ‘One who’s designated to you’. The Holy Spirit has been assigned to come alongside you. He is the presence of Jesus with and in you. Can you see how the disciples needed this encouragement?

It was Thursday night before the crucifixion. By sunrise they all abandoned Him. Within twenty-four hours He was hanging on the cross and their world seemed like it has turned upside down. Hence Jesus wanted them to know: ‘You’ll never face the future without My help; and neither will you. Wherever the journey leads, He will be there by our side. The songwriter said, ‘And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own. The unspeakable joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known.‘ As we abide in Christ and submit to His Word, the Spirit helps us understand its redemption Truths in John 14:26.

MEDITATION: 1 John 2:27

STUDY THE BIBLE
LK 19:1—27/GE 32—33/PSALM 25