We read John 14 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today. John is by far my favorite Gospel! There is SO much powerful Truth hidden for us in this account! Look at verses 16-17:
16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever— 17 The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you.
The world CANNOT receive the Spirit of God! They FIRST must receive JESUS as Lord and personal Saviour. When someone believes in their heart that JESUS died for their sin and rose again, and receives HIM personally as their own WAY of SALVATION, THEN Holy Spirit comes into their dead spirits and recreates those dead spirits into the image of GOD! They are no longer sinners, with sin natures, but they becomes saints! Children of God with perfect spirits! INSTANTLY! Then they must allow Holy Spirit to teach them about who they now are - IN JESUS! We ARE triune beings, just like the Godhead! We ARE spirits, we HAVE souls (mind, emotions and will) and we live in earthly bodies. When we allow Holy Spirit to teach the Word of God to us, then we can make wiser decisions as our souls agree with our perfect spirits and our bodies have to follow! We have an added witness onthis in verse 26:
26 But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.
AMEN! We have been supplied by our Father and Lord and Saviour JESUS with EVRYTHING that we will ever need to be victorious, successful, anointed, powerful and filled with Godly Wisdom and favor! Have YOU taken advantage of all of the precious privilages that accompany the New Birth? Holy Spirit is waiting to FILL you and endue YOU with 'power from on high'! Here is Hillsong with a great older song called "Let The Peace of God Reign":
Shalom in Him!
