"Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you."
John 16:7 (NKJV)
Years ago, I worked at a company that produced wood paneling. Logs were cut down into pieces that would then be manufactured into paneling. For a while I was involved working in this process as the logs were being cut. My job was to take the log that had been cut and put it on the conveyor that took it back to the operator to cut another piece. This job was too much for one person, so a helper was always needed. With someone helping me I was able to do the job that I could not do alone. To be most effective, my helper and I had to work together, we had to cooperate.
When Jesus operated in His earthly ministry He led His disciples, taught them, and helped them do what was necessary. The time came when Jesus was about to leave the earth and Jesus said that it was better for Him to leave. This must have been a shock to the disciples, how could it be better if Jesus left them? The answer was that after Jesus left the disciples He sent the Holy Spirit, the Helper, to them. When Jesus was on the earth He could only be in one place at one time with the disciples. The Holy Spirit is not limited to one place and He is not only with us, today the Holy Spirit lives in believers!
The Holy Spirit was sent to be our Helper. The Holy Spirit is not called the Doer because He does not do everything for us and then we just sit back and watch things happen. The Holy Spirit is not called the Watcher because He does not just stand by and watch all the things happening in our life without offering us assistance. The Holy Spirit is our Helper and whatever it is we need to do, He will help us to do it. No matter how big the task, no matter what God is leading us to do, no matter how it may look to us, we can trust the Holy Spirit, our Helper, to work with us and help us get the job done!
John 16:7 (NKJV)
Years ago, I worked at a company that produced wood paneling. Logs were cut down into pieces that would then be manufactured into paneling. For a while I was involved working in this process as the logs were being cut. My job was to take the log that had been cut and put it on the conveyor that took it back to the operator to cut another piece. This job was too much for one person, so a helper was always needed. With someone helping me I was able to do the job that I could not do alone. To be most effective, my helper and I had to work together, we had to cooperate.
When Jesus operated in His earthly ministry He led His disciples, taught them, and helped them do what was necessary. The time came when Jesus was about to leave the earth and Jesus said that it was better for Him to leave. This must have been a shock to the disciples, how could it be better if Jesus left them? The answer was that after Jesus left the disciples He sent the Holy Spirit, the Helper, to them. When Jesus was on the earth He could only be in one place at one time with the disciples. The Holy Spirit is not limited to one place and He is not only with us, today the Holy Spirit lives in believers!
The Holy Spirit was sent to be our Helper. The Holy Spirit is not called the Doer because He does not do everything for us and then we just sit back and watch things happen. The Holy Spirit is not called the Watcher because He does not just stand by and watch all the things happening in our life without offering us assistance. The Holy Spirit is our Helper and whatever it is we need to do, He will help us to do it. No matter how big the task, no matter what God is leading us to do, no matter how it may look to us, we can trust the Holy Spirit, our Helper, to work with us and help us get the job done!
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