“I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may be with you forever” (John 14:16*).
Have you ever wished there was an emergency phone that could call heaven? The truth is, we have something even better. The Holy Spirit lives within us to assist in every situation.
The evening before He was crucified, Jesus Christ warned His disciples that He would leave them. The news disturbed and frightened them, even though it wasn't the first time He spoke to them about His death. However, the Lord provides His followers with the assurance that He will send them another Helper.
In this passage, the Greek word used for “another” means “of the same kind,” indicating that the new Helper would be like God’s Son—with a divine nature. As promised, God’s Spirit comes to dwell in Christ’s followers at Pentecost (Acts 2:1–4).
Without the Holy Spirit, we would never have the ability to live a Christian life. For this reason, the Lord Jesus tells the disciples to wait with spreading the gospel until His arrival. Our Helper not only aids us in obedience but also instructs, guides, intercedes for us, comforts, transforms, and equips us for service. Each time we are surrounded by difficult circumstances and temptations, He provides strength, endurance, hope, and encouragement. We are truly privileged to have a divine Helper who personally assists us every minute of every day.
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*Bible quotes from Bible, new translation from original languages © Bulgarian Bible Society 2013