Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
15 “If you love me, obey[d] my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate,[e] who will never leave you. 17 He
is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive
him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you
know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.[f] 18 No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. 19 Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live. 20 When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21 Those
who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And
because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and
reveal myself to each of them.”
Especially comforted by verse 16 as it relates to the recent passing of my brother-in-law, Paul. It was evident the Holy Spirit remained with him through all his difficulties and struggles and I am so grateful to the Lord for His mercies to each of us & verse 18, He has not left us as orphans!
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