The Helper

If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever — the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you (John 14:15-18).

 

Jesus was everything to the disciples. He met their every need during His three and a half years of ministry. If they didn’t understand a scripture, they would go to Him and He would explain it to them. Once they needed money to pay taxes and Jesus told Peter to go fishing, and the first fish he caught would have the tax money in its mouth!

 

When they had trouble ministering healing to an epileptic by, Jesus set him free. When they needed to feed a large crowd, Jesus was there to multiply a little boy’s lunch and feed over five thousand with it. Jesus was everything they needed.

 

Here in John 14, Jesus is preparing His disciples for His departure to heaven. He wanted them to know that He was not leaving them as orphans. He told them that He would send someone to take His place in their lives. That someone would be everything that He was to them. When He told them that He would send another comforter, it literally reads in the Greek, another comforter of the same kind. Everything Jesus was to them, this coming person would be to them.

 

The word helper in verse 15 above is the word parakletos in the Greek. It means one who is called alongside to aid or help. The Latin word for helper means one who comes with strength. The Amplified Bible gives the various shades of meaning this word parakletos  contains - Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby.

We actually have it better than the disciples did who walked in Jesus’ presences. The Holy Spirit now resides in us and Jesus promised that He would be to us everything that Jesus was to the disciples. Inside of you today, is wisdom, guidance, strength, ability, and insight.

 You’re not an orphan! You’re never alone. Develop your relationship with the Divine personality that lives inside of you. He is sent to replace the physical presence of Jesus in your life. Yield to Him. Court His presence. Open your heart life to Him. Saturate your mind with the Word so that He can communicate with you easily.

He knows the challenges in our future and has promised to be our helper and our guide. Expect His help today!