John 14:16
John 14:16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
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In this verse, Jesus refers to the good news He wanted His disciples to hear. At the end of His death on the cross, Jesus would rise up again and ascend into heaven, at which time He would send the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, to help them and to be with them forever. As Jesus said in His message to His followers, whoever sees Him has seen His Father. In addition, this Comforter was going to be the Holy Spirit of God, who was sent at Pentecost to help and protect the frightened followers. He was sent as a "Paraclete" and an "Advocate". Eventually, He would stay with each of them forever and indwell each of them permanently. Since the beginning of the Christian Era, the Holy Spirit has been the Comforter of all who have trusted Christ as Savior in the same way that Christ Himself had been to His little band of faithful followers. He is our Helper, Advocate, and Paraclete. He will be with us forever, and His love will abide in our hearts forever.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for sending the Holy Spirit to guide us and be our Comforter, to be there for us in every difficult situation that may arise in this life and to support us through it. Please help me to listen to His voice and follow His directions each and every day. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
Luke 11:13
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
1 Peter 2:5
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
John 14:17
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
2 Timothy 1:14
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.