With us forever:

 

John 14:15-17

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.

     

 

            The disciples were troubled because Jesus said He was going away. They would never see Him again. Also, they wouldn’t have Him to rely on to get them out of whatever situation they were in. Jesus told them not to be anxious. He was sending someone just like Himself to be their Helper. Even better, this Helper would be inside each one of them. While Jesus was on the earth, He could only be in one place at a time. This way He could be any place on earth with each one of them to help in time of need. The same is true for us. He is inside each one of us to help us whenever we need Him. The world cannot receive Him. In fact, they usually don’t even believe He exists; or else, they make Him out to be something totally different. They say He’s in everyone or in everything including the trees.

 

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

            "Just like I will always be with you, so will My Spirit be with you forever. He will guide you into all truth. He doesn’t speak on His own behalf, but He speaks words from Me. He will show you what to do and what to say. He will be with you always to comfort and to guide you.”

 

            57. Even though I don’t have Jesus physically with me, I do have another Helper just like Him in me… the Holy Spirit. He will be with me forever.