John 14:15-17
“If you love me, show it by doing what
I’ve told you. I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another
Friend so that you will always have someone with you. This Friend is
the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because it
doesn’t have eyes to see him, doesn’t know what to look for. But you
know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even be
in you!
Scripture
quotations from The Message. © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002
by Eugene Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress, Colorado Springs,
CO. All rights reserved.
When Timothy was a toddler,
Greg and I sat out on our driveway one warm fall night and looked at a
bright full moon. He would point and say, “Moon!” And we would remind
him that wherever he was, all he had to do was look at the moon and know
that we would be looking at it, too. “When you look at the moon,
remember how much we love you,” I told him. In recent years, my mother
has commented more than once when she was traveling that she looked at
the moon and reminded herself that we at home were seeing the same
moon. This is indeed a comforting thought.
When I was a child,
the concept of the Holy Spirit – or “Holy Ghost” as people referenced
Him…was nebulous and confusing enough to make me go, “Whaaaa???” I
don’t know how or why I found this such a difficult – and even scary -
concept…but now that I understand the “Spirit of Truth” and what a
friend and comforter He is and how He guides me and protects my every
breath, I am totally in love. And I want to do all I can to show Jesus
how much I love Him for sending this Friend.
Just
as a child of any age looks at the moon and knows that a grown-up sees
the same lunar orb, I know that the Holy Spirit of Truth is always with
me. Just as we can understand that others who look at the same moon we
are viewing may think of us and care about our every thought and
breath…we know that the Holy Spirit is with us wherever we are - that He
cares about us and is available to help us with anything and
everything!
The Holy Spirit is another gift from Jesus…a
“Forever Friend” to accompany us 24/7. All that Jesus asks of us in
return is that we demonstrate our love for Him by following His
commands…loving others as we love ourselves…operating in humility,
kindness and respect…feeding and clothing the hungry, homeless, widowed,
orphaned and needy…spreading the Gospel…and offering hope and salvation
through His cleansing blood to those who are lost, confused and
hurting. This may sound like a tall order…but in comparison to the
gifts of Salvation and the Holy Spirit, it is quite literally the least
we can do.
You may be one of many who have received the gift of
Salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ...and this is wonderful!
But have you received His gift of the Holy Spirit? Does He dwell in
your heart…and do you feel His presence? Do you recognize the Spirit of
Truth…is He your Forever Friend? Don’t you want this? Will you spend
some time in prayer today and call on the Holy Spirit to fill your
heart? All you have to do is ask…“Come, Holy Spirit…wash over me.”
He’s waiting for the invitation…are you ready to extend it?
©2015 Debbie Robus
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