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IT'S IN THE PROMISE:The Promise of Power (Part 1) Morning Meditation For Men
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- Religion & Spirituality
It’s In The Promise:
The Promise of Power
John 14:15-18
“If you love me, obey me; and I will ask the Father and he will give you another Comforter, and he will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, for it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you do, for he lives with you now and someday shall be in you. No, I will not abandon you or leave you as orphans in the storm—I will come to you.
In the book of John Jesus is having a discussion with his disciples, more specifically the inner circle of his disciples; understand that Jesus traveled with a whole lot of people, but not everyone was allowed in the inner circle. Jesus was speaking of his end. His ultimate demise at the hands of those who he came to save.
It is ironic that we can be crucified by people who we will ultimately save. Here is the lesson in that. Know your assignment and stay the course. Never let anyone or anything knock you off your course. If you get tired, rest, if you get weary regroup, but for the salvation of those to who you have been assigned NEVER QUIT!
So here is Jesus telling his disciples, who he has come to love and they have come to love, honor, and respect this wise young man. Holy Spirit just dropped this in my spirit. Many who were disciples of Jesus were older than him. Remember he was only 30 years old when his ministry started and only 33 when it was over.
So, Jesus, Thomas, and Philip are going back and forth about Jesus leaving and they don't totally understand what was going to happen when he left. You see the disciples looked to Jesus as a savior of the body only and not the spirit and the soul. It was their understanding that Jesus was going to raise up an army of like-minded people and overthrow the government and restore Israel to its former glory. Here is the takeaway, Jesus did not come into our lives to restore us to OUR former glory, but He came into our lives to show us HIS Glory! Because the reality is that without Jesus in our lives we were mere shells of flesh, bone, and sinew with no life in it. Our lives could have been compared to the Valley of Dry Bones that the prophet Ezekiel spoke of, “A great company of bones, and they were very dry and lifeless.” Without Christ, we would be nothing but dry lifeless bones. Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. (John 10:10) Jesus came so we can do greater works than the works that he had done. (John 14:12)
What is the greater work? It is the work of evangelism, it is the work of spreading the gospel of Jesus throughout the world, the greater work of sharing the gospel of Grace, displaying the Love of Jesus. This is the greater work. Jesus knew that he had to die. He knew that he was in an earthly body and he had to die. If was at age 33 for age 133 he knew that eventually, his earthly body would have to cease to exist. Here is the JOY is Jesus, he said to his disciples and says to us today, I will pray to the father that he will send you a helper, a comforter, someone who will stand alongside you, one who will guide you throughout the various phases and stages of your life. In Greek the word Comforter is transliterated as: Called to one’s aid, a pleader, counsel for the defense, legal assistant, an advocate. In the widest sense, a helper, aider, or assistant. The Holy Spirit is destined to take the place of Christ with the apostles to lead them into a deep er knowledge of the gospel truth, and give the divine strength needed to enable them to undo trials and persecutions on behalf of the divine kingdom.
If you don’t get anything else from our time today, get this: YOU ARE NEVER LEFT ALONE! God is with you He is with you in your trials, he is with you in your testing and He is with you in your triumphs. You are never left alone. It’s in the promise.
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It’s In The Promise:
The Promise of Power
John 14:15-18
“If you love me, obey me; and I will ask the Father and he will give you another Comforter, and he will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, for it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you do, for he lives with you now and someday shall be in you. No, I will not abandon you or leave you as orphans in the storm—I will come to you.
In the book of John Jesus is having a discussion with his disciples, more specifically the inner circle of his disciples; understand that Jesus traveled with a whole lot of people, but not everyone was allowed in the inner circle. Jesus was speaking of his end. His ultimate demise at the hands of those who he came to save.
It is ironic that we can be crucified by people who we will ultimately save. Here is the lesson in that. Know your assignment and stay the course. Never let anyone or anything knock you off your course. If you get tired, rest, if you get weary regroup, but for the salvation of those to who you have been assigned NEVER QUIT!
So here is Jesus telling his disciples, who he has come to love and they have come to love, honor, and respect this wise young man. Holy Spirit just dropped this in my spirit. Many who were disciples of Jesus were older than him. Remember he was only 30 years old when his ministry started and only 33 when it was over.
So, Jesus, Thomas, and Philip are going back and forth about Jesus leaving and they don't totally understand what was going to happen when he left. You see the disciples looked to Jesus as a savior of the body only and not the spirit and the soul. It was their understanding that Jesus was going to raise up an army of like-minded people and overthrow the government and restore Israel to its former glory. Here is the takeaway, Jesus did not come into our lives to restore us to OUR former glory, but He came into our lives to show us HIS Glory! Because the reality is that without Jesus in our lives we were mere shells of flesh, bone, and sinew with no life in it. Our lives could have been compared to the Valley of Dry Bones that the prophet Ezekiel spoke of, “A great company of bones, and they were very dry and lifeless.” Without Christ, we would be nothing but dry lifeless bones. Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. (John 10:10) Jesus came so we can do greater works than the works that he had done. (John 14:12)
What is the greater work? It is the work of evangelism, it is the work of spreading the gospel of Jesus throughout the world, the greater work of sharing the gospel of Grace, displaying the Love of Jesus. This is the greater work. Jesus knew that he had to die. He knew that he was in an earthly body and he had to die. If was at age 33 for age 133 he knew that eventually, his earthly body would have to cease to exist. Here is the JOY is Jesus, he said to his disciples and says to us today, I will pray to the father that he will send you a helper, a comforter, someone who will stand alongside you, one who will guide you throughout the various phases and stages of your life. In Greek the word Comforter is transliterated as: Called to one’s aid, a pleader, counsel for the defense, legal assistant, an advocate. In the widest sense, a helper, aider, or assistant. The Holy Spirit is destined to take the place of Christ with the apostles to lead them into a deep er knowledge of the gospel truth, and give the divine strength needed to enable them to undo trials and persecutions on behalf of the divine kingdom.
If you don’t get anything else from our time today, get this: YOU ARE NEVER LEFT ALONE! God is with you He is with you in your trials, he is with you in your testing and He is with you in your triumphs. You are never left alone. It’s in the promise.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lovelaughlegacy/mes
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