John 14:15 “If you love me, keep my commands.
“I will not leave you as orphans” (v18). No one wants to be alone, orphaned, without the love and care of others. All of us want to feel like someone cares, someone has our back. That’s one of the reasons that when close relationships change or fail, it’s so painful–that support, that understanding, that connection is gone.
John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—
But Jesus loves us so much that He asked God to send the Spirit of truth to live *in* us so that we would never be without support, so that we would never feel the sting of lost connection with Him. I could write books about what I *don’t* understand about the Spirit of truth, but I *do* understand that it was sent to me by Jesus, it is a part of Him that lives in me.
John 14:17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.
Precious Savior, Thank You for understanding what I need long before I do. Thank You for the Spirit of truth that connects me to You always. Help me remember that while human relationships are important, my connection with You is eternal. Thank You. Amen.
John 14:18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
Have a blessed day.