OUR ADVOCATE THE HOLY SPIRIT

” And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit who leads into all truth.” John 14: 16 & 17

“Our qualification comes from God. He enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant.” 2 Corinthians 3:5 & 6

But under the new covenant, the Spirit gives life.” 2 Corinthians 3:6

Just what is an advocate? The definition defines advocate as being “one who pleads for another.” Jesus is our advocate with our Father in heaven. He pleads for us, using understanding, justice, and mercy. When Jesus was about to leave this world, and go to be the Father, he told his disciples that he would ask the Father, and the Father would send another advocate, and this advocate would never leave them. This new advocate was the person of the Holy Spirit. The presence of the Holy Spirit lives directly inside each of us and goes to bat for us everyday. He teaches us everything we need to know and reminds us of the truths that our Lord taught us. He helps us to better understand the Holy Word of God and to interpret the deeper meaning of God’s thoughts and desires. He also gives us the strength to refute the evils that surround us as well as the misunderstandings of those who do not know the ways of Christ Jesus. The Holy Spirit gives us wisdom and understanding. The Holy Spirit is God in the third person, and He dwells within us as believers and that makes us the temple of God. The Spirit gives us life and helps us to live our earthly lives in such a way that allows us to show those around us the ways of God. The one truth about the Holy Spirit that we must remember is that He is God! He is not a mere force that comes from God, but He is God himself. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!