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by Bob and Debby Gass
It’s An Inside Job (2)
December 2, 2018
‘It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you.’ John 16:7 NAS
Even as the disciples’ hearts ached about Jesus’ departure, He assured them it was to their ‘advantage’ because it would open a new era of power and authority for them (see John 14:12). Being ‘under new management’ wasn’t the end, but a continuation of Christ’s ministry as the Holy Spirit took the baton from the Son’s hand and placed it in theirs. The Son would leave, but the Spirit would ‘abide with them for ever.’ (John 14:16 KJV) This was their ‘advantage’. The Spirit would enter their human bodies and live permanently in them! This is no tentative, vague connection. It’s God’s Spirit choosing us as His permanent dwelling place.
Have you ever considered the ‘advantage’ this gives you? For example, you might awake tomorrow feeling stressed, weary and irritated, and these feelings could easily dictate your day. But because the Spirit lives in you, these things don’t have to control you. Paul writes, ‘Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you?’ (1 Corinthians 6:19 NKJV) Once you accept that promise by faith, you become God’s temple. You can be at work, driving the kids to school, walking the dog, waiting for biopsy results, or attending the funeral of your best friend, and as you go about your everyday life God’s Spirit is living in you. Can you see now why Jesus told the disciples it was good for Him to leave and send the Holy Spirit? Whatever you do, don’t let this life-changing truth slide by you!
Soulfood: Lk 10:38–42, Jn 11:1–44, Jn 12:1–3
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2018
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