Our Ever Present Companion

John 14:16

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

Belief in the ministry of the Holy Spirit is core to the life of a Christian.  The Holy Spirit is a gift bestowed on the disciples of Jesus Christ that is not available to the world at large.  The Holy Spirit is the differentiator in the lives of those who are believers.  Nothing of kingdom significance is possible on this earth without the presence of the Holy Spirit.  As believers, the Holy Spirit is our source of holiness and happiness.  It is only through the work of the Holy Spirit that believers are able to fulfill their God-given calling in life.

One of the tragic misunderstandings of many Christians is thinking of the Holy Spirit as a force, a power, but not as a person.  Jesus Christ paid a great price for us to have His Spirit within us. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity.  The Holy Spirit seeks to have a very personal relationship with each of us.  The Holy Spirit longs to be our counselor on all issues big and small.  The Holy Spirit stands ready to be our advocate in heaven and our defender against Satan.  The Holy Spirit monitors everything that we do and whispers to us to keep us on our course of sanctification.  And yes, the Holy Spirit will not hesitate to rebuke us harshly if we do not listen to His quiet urgings.  Through it all, the Holy Spirit is forever with us to give us peace, comfort and strength in all of the trials of our lives.

Let us commit today to developing a deep, personal relationship with our Helper.  Let us seek His instruction, His guidance, His comfort and His strength.  Let us rejoice in knowing that He is our constant and unfailing companion.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for providing the ever present Spirit of Your Son, Jesus in our lives.  We exalt the name of Your Son for giving His life so that we could have a personal advocate, intercessor, counselor and protector who never leaves us.  We rejoice in knowing that the Holy Spirit is our source of holiness, happiness, comfort and strength throughout our lives.  We humbly submit to His whispers and urgings.  We pray that we will surrender to His perfect instruction.  We ask that we may develop a deep and mature personal relationship with our ever present Lord.  We ask all these things in the name of the One who asked the Father to provide Our Helper, Jesus Christ.