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The God Who Stays
Jesus promised that the Father would send another One - the Holy
Spirit. He would be the exact same as Jesus, except he wouldn’t have skin
on.
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This Holy Spirit
would make sure that we didn’t live as orphans. He would reveal the Father’s
heart of love to us.
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The Holy Spirit would also remind us of all Jesus’ words. He would be talking a lot! You have a promise from God that you will never be alone. But you might feel quite alone at times. Even in a crowd, you might feel like no one truly understands you.
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The Holy Spirit is constantly speaking, moving,
reminding, loving, convicting and encouraging. The more you learn to hear his
voice and notice his movements, the more you will sense security flooding your
soul.
Cliff
Wrener
”And I will ask the Father, and he will give you
another Counselor to be with you forever– the Spirit of truth.” - John 14:16-17 NIV
When a close friend leaves us, sadness can
remain.
When a parent leaves us, the pain stays.
The thought of being alone can be
terrifying. Who can we count on?
With whom can we share our heavy burdens?
The disciples were truly shaken at the
thought of Jesus leaving.
I suppose you also would be very upset if
you had the privilege of walking around with God in the flesh for three years.
But Jesus didn’t seem worried. He knew his
disciples would never be alone.
Jesus promised that the Father would send
another One - the Holy Spirit.
He would be the exact same as Jesus, except
he wouldn’t have skin on.
This Holy Spirit would make sure that we
didn’t live as orphans.
He would reveal the Father’s heart of love
to us.
The Holy Spirit would also remind us of all
Jesus’ words. He would be talking a lot!
You have a promise from God that you will
never be alone. But you might feel quite alone at times.
Even in a crowd, you might feel like no one
truly understands you. How well do you know the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is constantly speaking,
moving, reminding, loving, convicting and encouraging. But, are you listening?
The more you learn to hear his voice and
notice his movements, the more you will sense security flooding your soul.
He says, “I will never leave you or forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5).
This is his promise based on his own
faithfulness, not your present attractiveness.
He’s not going anywhere. You’re stuck with him. And that’s a good thing!
Cliff Wrener, the author of
these discipleship resources, has a passion for seeing Jesus’ church built up
and sent out with power to reach the unreached. His particular focus is
teaching and developing discipleship resources to serve the church in nations
that have great need. After graduating from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
(MDiv) in the USA and working as a pastor for seven years, Cliff and his family
followed God’s call into overseas missions with Youth With A Mission (YWAM)
Perth in 2002. During their time with YWAM, Cliff and his family worked
extensively in China and other nations. For the last ten years, they have been
ministering in Perth, Australia. Cliff is a part of the leadership team at YWAM
Perth and teaches regularly on the many missionary training schools running each
quarter. Cliff is married to Cristine and has three beautiful children.
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