Are You Walking Alone?
God said in Genesis 2:18 it was not good for man to be alone. It has never been God’s intention man walk alone. In John 14 Jesus was preparing His disciples for His impending death. A primary concern was that the disciples realize they were not going to be left alone. Jesus promised in John 14:16-17 that the Holy Spirit would be sent as a helper after His death. Jesus would not allow the disciples to be left orphans. God would send the Spirit to help them in life’s walk.
Today we do not walk alone. In our fellowship, perhaps our greatest misunderstanding concerns the Holy Spirit. We make Him the equivalent of written text. To limit the Spirit by making Him only available by reading Scripture is a false understanding of God.
The Lord tells us that the Spirit will dwell in us. As God dwells in us He will do many things for us. The Spirit is intended as our helper. How often have we been taught that if we will just read more Scripture, pray more, go to church more often, choose better friends, or maybe try harder we can be the kind of Christian God wants us to be. Unfortunately we have forgotten God’s promise. God promised to send the Spirit to help with our journey as a Christian. Could it be that too often we think we are walking alone?
Today we do not walk alone. In our fellowship, perhaps our greatest misunderstanding concerns the Holy Spirit. We make Him the equivalent of written text. To limit the Spirit by making Him only available by reading Scripture is a false understanding of God.
The Lord tells us that the Spirit will dwell in us. As God dwells in us He will do many things for us. The Spirit is intended as our helper. How often have we been taught that if we will just read more Scripture, pray more, go to church more often, choose better friends, or maybe try harder we can be the kind of Christian God wants us to be. Unfortunately we have forgotten God’s promise. God promised to send the Spirit to help with our journey as a Christian. Could it be that too often we think we are walking alone?
