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Your All–Powerful Helper

It was on our Lord’s last night that he made the most encouraging of all revelations to humanity, apart from the forgiveness of sins. It was on that last night that he told us that his death would purchase for the weakest and worst an all-powerful, all-loving Helper.

This Helper would come to earth to stay, to abide forever in all who believed in Jesus − however weak, however foolish, however erring, however mistake prone, however bad − provided they looked to Jesus Christ.

He would send us another Comforter to be with us forever. He is here, and yet so often we live as though alone. We are never alone. We have an almighty Helper, someone who can do more for us now than Jesus could do in the days of his incarnation for his best friends. He said, “It is expedient for you that I go away” (John 16:7).

It was an advantage for him to go in order that the Spirit might come − that he may be universally present with every believing soul. What a tremendous gift! And that Spirit is as much on earth with us today as Jesus was after Bethlehem. He abides forever. He hasn’t gone. He doesn’t come and go. He is here.

I pray the Lord will open our eyes to see the depths of the privileges of not needing to live alone. “I will pray the Father, he will give you another Comforter, someone just like Jesus.” What a tremendous encouragement!

How does the continual presence of God’s Spirit and engaging in prayer mean that you do not have to live alone?

By Dr. Desmond Ford