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FRIDAY MAY 12


THE ADVOCATE

TODAYS READING:
John 16:7-15
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When he, the
Spirit of truth,
comes, he will
guide you into all
the truth. John 16:13
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As I boarded the airplane to study in a city a thousand miles from home, I felt nervous and alone. But during the flight, I remembered how Jesus promised His disciples the comforting presence of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus’s friends must have felt bewildered when He told them, “It is for your good that I am going away” (JOHN 16:7). How could they who witnessed His miracles and learned from His teaching be better off without Him? But Jesus told them that if He left, then the Advocate__the Holy Spirit__would come.

Jesus, nearing His last hours on earth, shared with His disciples (In John 14-17, today known as the “Farewell Discourse”) to help them understand His death and ascension. Central in this conversation was the coming Holy Spirit, an advocate who would be with them (14:16-17), teaching (15:15), testifying (v.26), and guilding them (16:13).

We who have accepted God’s offer of new life have been given this gift of His Spirit living within us. From Him we receive so much: He convicts us of our sins and helps us to repent. He brings us comfort when we ache, strength to bear hardships , wisdom to understand god’s teaching, hope and faith to believe, love to share.

We can rejoice that Jesus sent us the Advocate. __Amy Boucher Pye

**Heavenly Father, You sent Your Son to save us
and Your Spirit to comfort and convict us. May we bring You glory
as we thank You for Your goodnes and love.
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The Holy Spirit fills Jesus’s followers.

The Holy Spirit glorifies Christ

The Spirit of truth glorifies Christ by bearing witness that we belong to Christ and declaring this to the Apostles who sit on the thrones of judgment so that we are not judged and may go onto the Father.

Jesus said to the Apostles -

John 16:13. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak, and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.

This is how Christ builds His kingdom through the Holy Spirit here on earth.