The Helper

 

Jesus said,

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.

John 14:26

Jesus speaks to his disciples telling them that the time for his departure is looming ahead. Be that as it may, God the Father will send the Holy Spirit (Paraklētos) as an emmisary for Jesus. The actual Greek word used is Παράκλητος (Paraklētos) means advocate, intercessor, consoler, comforter, or helper. An Advocate will plead on their behalf before God about their trials and tribulations with God’s laws. A Comforter will calm, console and cheer them through the great challenges they face in their ministry.

The Holy Spirit will play a role in two key areas of their lives. The Holy Spirit will teach and remind them and all of us who follow Jesus in the years to come of things, as he had been doing with them during his time with them.

1. Teach (Direct or Admonish) us all things :- To be a disciple of Christ is to be continuously learning to walk humbly with the Lord. It is to seek God’s will through the highs and lows of life. To be listening to the prompting of the Holy Spirit and reading God’s Word as the Spirit guides us as we grow in understanding of the truth of God.

2. Bring to remembrance (call to mind) all things :- The Psalmists (Psalm 119:11) says, “Your word have I hid in my heart that I may not sin against Thee”. The Holy Spirit brings truths to us when we face tough choices and enticing temptations. The key role the Holy Spirit plays in these times is as an early warning to keep us away from trouble. 

Ignorance is bliss they say. A person who doesn’t know about a problem doesn’t worry about it. Spiritual ignorance or blindness can equally be damning for us too. Let us pray for the Holy Spirit to alert, guide and council us through our life’s journey. The Holy Spirit lives with and in us, and opens the eyes of our hearts to see the truth. Along with guiding us to do good works, and live lives that are pleasing to God.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, you know what it was to be tempted when you fasted for forty days in the wilderness. Give us grace to restrain ourselves and live in obedience to your words. You know our weaknesses and nothing is hidden from you. Pray for grace to live faithfully in your sight all the days of our lives. Amen.

Comforter

Jesus said,

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.

John 14:26

Jesus speaks to his disciples telling them that the time for his departure is looming ahead. Be that as it may, God the Father will send the Holy Spirit (Paraklētos) as an emmisary for Jesus. The actual Greek word used is Παράκλητος (Paraklētos) means advocate, intercessor, consoler, comforter, or helper. An Advocate will plead on their behalf before God about their trials and tribulations with God’s laws. A Comforter will calm, console and cheer them through the great challenges they face in their ministry.

 Jesus promised that He would send us the Comforter. The Holy Spirit comes to us in our hour of tribulation, ministers to us, and gives us the strength to bear our sufferings. Faith in the grace and mercy of God can draw us out from the very grips of despair. Thus the more we suffer for Christ, the more we find strength from his comforting presence. The enduring of persecution and suffering not only enables us to stand on firm ground but also to comfort others who go through difficulties and problems.

 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:4

Face Of God

Face of God 

I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, 

and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. 

Hosea 5:15 

 It is often when we go through spells of affliction and loss that we seek the face of God. When everything is going well, we rarely find time for God. But in the bad times we are comforted by the presence of the Holy Spirit. 

Our God is a God of love and embraces all who mourn (Isaiah 57:18-19). Isaiah magnifies the grace and mercy of God. God has seen the ways of the people but instead of letting them destroy themselves, he heals them as a physician would and blesses them with peace. God bring us near to Him through the blood of the cross (Ephesians 2:16-17). Through Christ all people have become part of the family of God. The consolation we receive fills us with joy.