Rhapsody Of Realities 21 February 2024 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (Christ Embassy): He Came To Us In The Holy Spirit
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TOPIC: He Came To Us In The Holy Spirit (Rhapsody of Realities 21 February 2024)
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; where I am, there ye may be also (John 14:3).
Rhapsody Of Realities For Today’s MESSAGE:
Many still grapple with what the Lord Jesus meant in the verse above when He said, “…I will come again, and receive you unto myself….” Some think He was referring to the Second Coming or the Rapture, but that’s not what He talked about in that verse.
To understand what Jesus meant, you must stay in the context and understand His message with your Spirit, not your senses. When you study the entire chapter, you’ll observe that He continued the same interesting discourse till He got to the 16th verse, where He said, “And I will pray for the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.”
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“Another comforter” is the Greek phrase “Allos paraklētos,” meaning another of the same kind. Jesus introduced the Holy Spirit at that point. Then He said, “…ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you” (John 14:17). How did the Holy Spirit dwell with them then? Wasn’t He supposed to come on the Day of Pentecost?
That tells us something. He wasn’t talking about the Holy Spirit alone; He was also referring to Himself! To drive that point home, He returned to what He said in our theme verse, “…I will come again, and receive you unto myself….” Then, in verse 18, He said, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” How and when would He come to them?
In the 20th verse, He said, “At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.” What day was He talking about? He was talking about the day when the Holy Spirit comes. So, when He said, “I will come to you,” He meant, “I’ll come to you in the Holy Spirit.”
And thanks be unto God! On the Day of Pentecost, He fulfilled that precious promise: “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance” (Acts 2:4). He’s in you today in all His fullness. Praise God!
PRAYER
Thank you, blessed heavenly Father, for the fullness of the Spirit in me and the glory and excellence of my life as a result of your indwelling presence. By the Holy Spirit, my faith is strengthened and stirred to do the will of God and fulfill God’s purpose for my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
John 14:23 – Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John 14:15-20: If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray for the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; 17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more, but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20 At that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 5:1-20 & Leviticus 19-21
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 20:13-24 & Psalm 33-34
Remember to share with all your friends and loved ones today. Thank you, and God bless you richly.
Rhapsody of Realities 2024 Devotional was written by Pastor Pastor Chris Oyakhilome (D.Sc., D.D.)—President of Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l.
