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Hello everyone,

Thank you🙂 for joining us again as we continue to look at our series:The Holyspirit in the life of a believer. I am so certain we are being blessed and all Glory to God!

Our introductory text was from John 16:7

However, I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable (good, expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you [into close fellowship with you]; but if I go away, I will send Him to you [to be in close fellowship with you].
John 16:7 AMPC

Today let’s begin by looking at John16:12-13.

I have still many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them or to take them upon you or to grasp them now. But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future].
John 16:12‭-‬13 AMPC

Jesus clearly said to His disciples that He had many things to say to them but they could not bear it then,that means there were some things Jesus wanted to say to His disciples in the four gospels,but He didn’t because they could not handle it ,most probably because the Holyspirit had not yet been given. Then in the very next verse ,there is a “but”..but when He,the Spirit of truth(the truth-giving Spirit)comes,He will guide us into All TRUTH,let’s pause here first.

The Holyspirit is not only the Spirit of truth,He is the truth-giving Spirit,let’s notice that it’s in present continuous tense . HE is the Spirit that gives truth continuously to us . Now,what is TRUTH? “Truth” here is quite different from the word “true“. A Person might have been diagnosed of a terminal illness, that might be true,but is not the truth. The one who gives “truth”is the Holyspirit,isn’t that amazing! He is the truth-giving Spirit, He is the truth-giving Spirit,He is the truth-giving Spirit;let that sink down..

The only one who is authorized to give you the “truth” is the Holyspirit,no wonder Roman3:4a says:

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;

The “true” here is the same word used as “truth” in John16:13 and the same used of Jesus in John 14:6 when He said He is the way,”the truth” and the life.I am just trying to help us understand that what is “true” may be different from “truth”. Jesus is the word of God,Jesus is the truth, the word of God is the truth,BUT who gives you this word?who reveals Jesus to you?who gives you revelation of this truth? It is the Holyspirit, the Spirit of truth who gives us the truth,He is the truth-giving Spirit!

1 John2:20

But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth.
1 John 2:20 NLT

You are not like those that know not the truth, why? The following words answer it…for the Holy one being God has given you His Spirit, and all of you, “ALL” not some, know the truth( you know all things as some other versions say), No lie ever comes from the truth. Amplified version goes further to explain that: All of you know the truth because He, the Holyspirit teaches us, illuminates our minds and guards us from error.

Most times, we fall into error as believers not because we didn’t know it was error,but because we refused to listen or have not been paying attention to the truth-giving Spirit.

I haven’t been writing this to tell you something you don’t know, but to confirm the truth you do know, and to remind you that the truth doesn’t breed lies.
1 John 2:21 MSG

Whenever you face a situation that does not correspond to the truth you know,let that situation be a lie,you rather speak “the truth”,pray “the truth” praise God! and you will see that issue correspond to “the truth”.

Let’s briefly continue with John16:13b

He won’t speak on his own, but only what he hears from the Father, and he will reveal prophetically to you what is to come.
John 16:13b TPT

This is not far-fetched from us as believers,it happens to us already, let’s please pay more attention to the ministry of the Holyspirit. The Holyspirit hears God speak in heaven and comes and tell you,imagine what a best friend we have 🙂,what a best gift Jesus left with us 🙂. He gives us revelation from the scriptures,shows us the secrets of the kingdom not known to mere men , He tells you about you, about God,about Jesus and also about the future and your own future…I don’t know about you,but that’s definitely the kind of best friend I want to have and that is the best friend we have – The Holyspirit.

As we end the blog of today, I’ll leave you with these words….

Engage the Holyspirit more in your everyday life,every second,every minute and every hour of your life and as you do, things will become more clear to you,you will not only hear Him speak but you will know when He speaks , you will recognize His voice ,all the “whys” you have will be answered. He is there with you right now,the fact that you can not see Him with your physical eyes does not mean He is unreal, He longs for you to speak with Him as He continually tells you “all truth” why don’t you just say something sweet to Him right now, where you are..He wants your fellowship,

He is the truth-giving Spirit.

Till next time,

Remain in the Love of God❤.

Hello everyone,

Thank you for joining us in our first ever blog series. Today we will begin a series on “The Holyspirit in the life of a believer”..I am so excited🙂as we begin this journey together and I am sure you will be blessed.

Our text for today will be from John 16:7

However, I am telling you nothing but truth when I say it is profitable (good, expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you [into close fellowship with you]; but if I go away, I will send Him to you [to be in close fellowship with you].
John 16:7 AMPC

Jesus said that it is to our own advantage that He goes away,because if He goes, He will send the Holyspirit to us, He refers to Him as the Spirit of truth(John16:13).Imagine Jesus, with all the miracles, signs and wonders that He did (Acts10:38) saying it is better for us as believers, that He goes away. He even urged His disciples in Acts1:4 not to leave Jerusalem, not to do anything including preaching the gospel “until” they received the promise of the father .

I believe what should be in the heart of every one reading this verse is “why” will Jesus say that , who is this “Spirit of truth ” that I should not do anything without Him?

Now let’s take a look at who the Holyspirit is and some of these advantages Jesus was talking about .The Greek meaning of the comforter Jesus mentioned in John16:7 means “parakletos”..it also gives the definition that the Holyspirit is destined to take the place of Christ with the apostles(after the ascension to the father ),to lead them to a deeper knowledge of the gospel truth, and give them divine strength needed to enable them to undergo trials and persecutions on behalf of the divine kingdom.

Let’s take a look at the other names of the “Spirit of truth”

1. Comforter.

The Holyspirit comforts and consoles us as believers,praise God!We are not left in this world without a Comforter, that is why Matthew5:4 says, Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. The Greek word for “comforted” there is also “parakletos” the same word that means the Holyspirit in John16:7

2. Counsellor .

This is already one of the names of Jesus mentioned in Isaiah 9:6. It means to advise, give counsel and consult.Just imagine a specialist at the hospital who is called a consultant, He/she is the highest form of a doctor , and when you have an issue and you come to the hospital for the very first time, you go see a consultant, you tell him about what the problem is and he profers a solution for you. That is the same thing the Holyspirit does for us, you consult Him and he offers a solution for you to any problem.Praise God!

3. Helper.

I like this one😁. The Holyspirit helps you and I, He has been called to our aid, He doesn’t get the job done for you but He helps you get the Job done! Romans 8:26* He helps us pray right*.

4. Advocate/intercessor.

One who pleads another’s cause before a judge, a pleader, counsel for defense,legal assistant of Christ in His exaltation at God’s right hand,pleading with God the father for the pardon of our sins. Romans 8:27

And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Romans 8:27 KJV

The greek word for intercession here is “entugchano“,the same used concerning Jesus in Hebrews7:25.

5. Strengthener.

The Holyspirit gives us strength;He is our divine encourager, whenever you feel weak,or you facing a difficult situation,remember to ask the Holyspirit for strength,we are not left alone! According to 2Corinthians 12:9; God’s strength is made “perfect”in our weakness, the strength there means Dunamis which is the same used in Acts1:8 for power. So when the Holyspirit lives in us, He constantly gives us Dunamis- the strength/power of God.

6. Standby.

Finally, the Holyspirit is our standby;He is waiting and ever ready to help us, but we have to ask Him for help, because He is a gentleman and will never intrude our privacy.

As we end today’s blog here, I want us to know that the most important person here on earth is the HOLYSPIRIT, He is the precious gift that Jesus has left here with us for our own benefit and He longs to have a sweet fellowship with us. No wonder when we say let’s “share the grace” this is what we say:

Now, may the grace and joyous favor of the Lord Jesus Christ, the unambiguous love of God, and the precious communion that we share in the Holy Spirit be yours continually. Amen!
2 Corinthians 13:14 TPT.

Till next time,

Remain in the Love of God❤