John 14: 23 “………If anyone loves Me, he will keep my word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.”
Dear God,
It is so special, that You love me, and all mankind, and want to dwell within us: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, as God! As promised by Your Son, Jesus, after He returned to heaven the Holy Spirit now acts as heavens representative, comforting and directing us to Jesus and filling us with His gifts. John 14: 26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” All I have to do to receive the Holy Spirit is prepare my mind, by having Jesus forgive my sins through humble prayer of confession.
God, today I pray please fill my mind with an ever deeper knowledge and acceptance of how much I am loved by You, Father and Son. I also pray that I will not be slow of belief as was the disciple, Phillip, even though he had physically walked with Christ and saw His works and been exposed to absolute love in action and special times of teaching. The encouraging thing is that He was freely forgiven by Jesus, and when the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples at Pentecost; he was anointed as well. After that his faith was transformed, and was equal to the demands of being a true apostle; spreading the gospel news about Jesus, the Saviour being risen from the grave. He with the others taught that all could have salvation through belief in the risen Jesus and what He had done on the cross.
I ask that I be used by You, to also tell others of the gospel news, as were the apostles and many others since then; through the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
I give thanks that I was told the gospel news, so I know that I also can have salvation through Jesus Christ, and believe His promises. V 28 “You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.”
Praise Your wonderful name, I know where You, Jesus have gone, and believe You will come back in the Fathers timing to fetch those kept by Your love. You have told us how easy it is to make the choice and prepare for heaven. You also know each one, and our hearts preparation and desire.
Again I choose You today.
Amen