Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

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Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

Date: Jul. 17, 2018

Passage

John 14:15-31 (ESV)

15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father’s who sent me.

25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But 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 that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 14:16,17a

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,

1. Another advocate (15-24)

Those who love Jesus are told to keep his commands. If we keep his commands, we are promised a new advocate- the spirit of truth. Jesus was about to leave his disciples. They would no longer see him or be with him. But he would not leave them as orphans. He would send them the Holy Spirit. What would the Holy Spirit do? Through it, they would realize that Jesus is in the Father, that the Father is in him, and that Jesus was in the disciples. The same is true of us today. Jesus is in us when we love and obey him. We can show we love Jesus by keeping his commands.

2. Jesus gives us peace (25-31)

Jesus said many things to his disciples, especially as he got closer to leaving them. But the Holy Spirit, sent by the Father, would remind them of all these things. Because of Jesus' promise, they need not be afraid. Rather, they could have peace. Even though they had reason to fear- for the prince of this world (Satan) was coming- they could have peace.

Prayer: Lord, send the Holy Spirit to us and give us Jesus' peace.

One Word: Jesus gives us peace

The Lamb Will Triumph

Revelation 17:1-18

Key Verse: 17:14

They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

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