Have you had a promise made to you that seemed to be good to be true, but it was true? Have you waited a needed helper and he showed up at the exact time you needed him? Have you needed a key witness and the witness showed up? Do you know God does that?
When a wonderful promise comes true it can change the entire trajectory of our lives. It can be the difference between slugging along on a path that leads to nowhere and rising above all the muck and mire. Those kinds of promises don’t happen every day…or do they?
We all need help. Often, we need help more often than we are willing to admit. We have help available to us in the Holy Spirit. Just like Jesus goes by many names, so does the Holy Spirit. He is called Advocate, Comforter, Helper, Counselor, Guide, Interceder, Supporter, Encourager, and Testifier.
Notice that Jesus says the Holy Spirit will testify on His behalf. This means the Holy Spirit is Jesus’ voice to us today. But he doesn’t yell, he whispers to us. He interprets the Scriptures for us, giving us deeper insights into God’s Word and his plan. He is especially guiding to be more like Jesus by revealing to us who Jesus is.
This is a promise Jesus made that we can believe in. If we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we know He has fulfilled His promise. We have the Holy Spirit living inside us. We have God living inside us. If we will just listen to his guidance and follow it, we will live the abundant life Jesus promised us as well.
I pray we all trust in Jesus’ promises. I pray we listen for the whispers of the Holy Spirit. I pray each one of us live the abundant life Jesus has promised us. Trust Jesus’ promises. Know the Holy Spirit by his many names. Listen for the Holy Spirit to speak to you. Follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Live the abundant life.
John 15:26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf.”
Marty Pressey 