John 14:12-24
Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty.
“Notice what you notice.” Some of you have heard this already. Our theme this past Creative Arts Camp was the Holy Spirit. Way back when, Kelly asked me to talk about the Holy Spirit using John 14-16 as my source material. It was transformative in me as I learned more about Him – who He is and what He does! And now we have reached that first John 14 mention of the Holy Spirit in today’s reading and three items popped out that were part of my earlier study:
- Jesus will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper… (v. 16)
- …the world cannot receive [Him], because it neither sees Him nor knows Him… (v. 17)
- …He dwells with you and will be in you. (v. 17)
This last item is particularly intriguing, especially the phrase “will be in you”. I wonder if Jesus was looking forward to Pentecost, when the disciples received the Holy Spirit?
When we put it all together we see that the Holy Spirit is in the world, working, but the world cannot see Him or know Him. However, those of us who are in Christ have that Holy Spirit, both the knowledge of Him and His power indwelling us. Therefore we can pray for the Holy Spirit to work with our unbelieving family and friends. They do not know Him, but He knows them. When we ask God to work in their lives, that’s essentially what we are asking for. GLORY!
Slava Bohu!