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His Spirit, The Comforter; The Holy Ghost!

John 14:16-20
"16 And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever;
17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth Me no more; but ye see Me: because I live, ye shall live also.
20 At that day ye shall know that I am in My Father, and ye in Me, and I in you."

We are reading the Gospel of John where Jesus is consulting with His Disciples right before His journey through the Garden of Gethsemane and on to the cross and the grave. Jesus is offering them comfort and strength. The Disciples loved Jesus. Like the Disciples, if we love God we will know His commandments. Part of keeping the commandments is to love your neighbor as yourself. We mess this up on a daily basis. Still, God forgives us out of His boundless love. His amazing Grace. 

Today's verses Jesus reminds His followers of the Holy Ghost! These are some wonderful words from our Lord; "And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever;" Jesus is praying to God the Father for His followers; that they will have the Holy Ghost with them for ever! Wow! The Holy Trinity is focused on Their believers! 

The followers then knew what you and I experience today; not everyone is interested in our Lord and Savior. The verse continues; "Even the Spirit of Truth; whom the world CANNOT receive, because it seeth Him NOT, NEITHER knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." The world refuses to believe and they will not experience FAITH given by GOD through the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is inspiring FAITH in us and giving us peace in our hearts and minds. This is a incredible gift!

Jesus continues with this beautiful illumination; "Yet a little while, and the world seeth Me no more; but ye see Me: because I LIVE, ye shall LIVE also. At that day ye shall know that I am in My Father, and YE in ME, and I in YOU." Clearly the Son is in the Father, and our own union with the Father is through the Son. Get that we have communion with GOD through His Son and by His Spirit, The Comforter, The Holy Ghost! We no longer needs signs and wonders from without because we NOW have GOD with us in our innermost lives and we get to call Him; "Father." 
God is with us.
Amen.
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