He will come to you:

           

John 14:12-18

12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.

13 “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 “If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.

15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

16 “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;

17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

            Jesus sent us another Helper of a type just like Himself. Of course, this was the Holy Spirit. He is also a Comforter just like Jesus. We didn’t get some cheap imitation Prada. We got the real deal. He is to be with us for ever. He told the disciples that He wouldn’t leave them as orphans; that He would come to them. They too didn’t want a cheap imitation. They had had the real deal in Jesus. He came to them and He came to us when we made Him Lord of our lives. He is with us and will never leave us.

           

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "I am for you, My children. I have longed for you to be with Me; but there is much to be done before that can happen. For now you will have to be content with My Spirit. He will be with you and guide you into all the Truth. He will show you what is yet to be done before you can join Me. I have a lot to talk with you about and I am longing for it to begin. Trust in Me and listen attentively to My Spirit. He will guide you into all the Truth; not just what others tell is true, but what I tell you is Truth. You will soon be with Me and we shall rejoice forever. Come unto Me and receive of Me what comfort you need. There is much to do and little time to do it in.”

            45. Jesus came to me and will remain with me forever. I will never be alone.

            This is our destiny … Jesus inside us and Jesus in the midst of us. Wherever we go, He goes. Whatever we need done, He does. We don’t have to get good enough to earn His presence in our lives or to earn His working in our lives. It is part of our destiny. We can’t make it happen. We can only prevent it from happening.

Of the truth … hear His voice:

John 18:37

37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”

            We’re of the truth. Because of that we hear His voice. When we hear His voice, we follow Him. We’ll never go wrong so long as we follow His voice. We get into trouble when we try to take care of things on our own.

            The Old Testament talks about hearing a voice behind you saying, “This is the way. Walk ye in it.” The reason the voice is behind us is that we’ve gone off the path He leads us on. He’s still there, but now He’s behind us. He calls to us like the Good Shepherd to let us know that we’ve strayed. If we heed that voice, we’ll be o.k. We can only go so far, though, without getting into trouble.

           

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "Some only want to hear what is pleasing to the ear. I want those that desire to hear the Truth; that want to know when they are wrong; that they have hurt someone. I want those that desire to be even as I am; to know the Truth. For when you want to know the Truth and hear it, then you will want to make any changes necessary to obey the Truth; for that is what will truly make you free … not just hearing something to tickle your ear.”

            44. I am of the truth and I hear His voice daily calling my name.

Abide in Him and He in you:

John 6:56

56 “He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.

            Some believe that during Communion the elements become Jesus’ flesh and blood. Let’s not argue about whether that’s true or not. Jesus gave His flesh and His blood for us. (The Old Testament talks about the life being in the blood.) Some say that we have a bloody religion. Without Jesus’ blood, there is no Christianity. Without Him giving His flesh for us, there is no hope for us for the future. It’s just here and now. If we continually partake of that giving of His flesh and blood for us, we do abide in Him. If we push it aside, we take the focus off Him and place it on ourselves. We must continually live in Him.

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "Some people would only want to be in Me when it is convenient or when they need My help; but I want people who will want to stay in Me continually. This comes from wanting Me no matter what the cost. Will it cost you convenience? Will it cost you approval? Will it cost you your life? If you would abide in Me, it will cost you your very soul; for I only want those that will give all for Me as I gave all for them. This is My life. This is My flesh.”

            43. I continually abide in Him and He in me.

Come to Him:

Matthew 11:28

28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

John 6:35

35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.

            “The world didn’t give it and the world can’t take it away.” Those are the words from a song. The world doesn’t give anything to anyone. It may let you have a taste of something, but it will never satisfy you. The rest that the world talks about is only physical and/or mental. The rest Jesus is talking about is much more than that. It’s spiritual along with mental and physical. With the world, there is always something out there ready to pounce. With God, there is total peace. With the world, it’s rest as long as everything is going my way. With God, it’s rest despite what’s coming my way.

            Our only hunger is for righteousness, never for the physical. We thirst only to know Him better; not for water. His food and His drink satisfy forever.

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "There is much concern today about what should you eat and what should you drink. There is much concern for the safety of all that goes within you. There is no fear in what I give to you. There is no concern for the safety of all that is Mine. You shall have food more than enough to sustain you in My realm. You shall have more than enough to drink with Me. What I give to you shall never run dry and shall never lose its taste. What I give you is what will draw all men unto Me. It is the Life within the Bread that draws all men and it is the Life within the Water that will sustain all men. This is that which I give to you to share with all men.”

            42. I come to Him and find everything I need to satisfy my innermost needs … rest; bread of life; a river flowing out of my innermost being.