IT'S IN THE PROMISE:The Promise of Power (Part 1)

<p><strong>It’s In The Promise:</strong></p> <p>The Promise of Power</p> <p><strong>John 14:15-18</strong></p> <p><em>“If you love me, obey me; and I will ask the Father and he will give you another Comforter, and he will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, for it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you do, for he lives with you now and someday shall be in you. No, I will not abandon you or leave you as orphans in the storm—I will come to you.</em></p> <p>In the book of John Jesus is having a discussion with his disciples, more specifically the inner circle of his disciples; understand that Jesus traveled with a whole lot of people, but not everyone was allowed in the inner circle. Jesus was speaking of his end. His ultimate demise at the hands of those who he came to save.</p> <p>It is ironic that we can be crucified by people who we will ultimately save. Here is the lesson in that. Know your assignment and stay the course. Never let anyone or anything knock you off your course. If you get tired, rest, if you get weary regroup, but for the salvation of those to who you have been assigned NEVER QUIT!</p> <p>So here is Jesus telling his disciples, who he has come to love and they have come to love, honor, and respect this wise young man. Holy Spirit just dropped this in my spirit. Many who were disciples of Jesus were older than him. Remember he was only 30 years old when his ministry started and only 33 when it was over.</p> <p>So, Jesus, Thomas, and Philip are going back and forth about Jesus leaving and they don't totally understand what was going to happen when he left. You see the disciples looked to Jesus as a savior of the body only and not the spirit and the soul. It was their understanding that Jesus was going to raise up an army of like-minded people and overthrow the government and restore Israel to its former glory. Here is the takeaway, Jesus did not come into our lives to restore us to OUR former glory, b