Never Alone

Never Alone

Bible:John 14:15-18

He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the
Spirit of truth (VV.16-17).

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While writing a Bible teaching guide for pastors in Indonesia, a friend got really involved with that nation’s culture of togetherness. Gotong royong— meaning “mutual assistance”—is practised in villages, where neighbours might work together to fix someone’s roof or rebuild a bridge or path. In cities too my friend said, “People always go places with someone else—to a doctor’s
appointment, for example. It’s the way of life here. So you’re never alone.” As Christians we know that we are also never alone. The Holy Spirit, the third person of God, is always with us. Far more than just a loyal friend, the Spirit of God is given to everyone who trusts Jesus to “help you and be with you for ever” (JOHN 14:16). Jesus promised God’s Spirit would come after His own time on earth ended. “I will not leave you as orphans,” Jesus said (V.18). Instead, the Holy Spirit—“the Spirit of truth” who “lives with you and will be in you”—is in every Christian (V.17). The Holy Spirit is our Helper, strength and encourager—always with us in a world where loneliness can be felt by all of us, even in a crowd. May we always be aware of His comforting love and presence.

JESUS PROMISED THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL
NEVER LEAVE US.

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