In the Word: The Guarantee of Our Future Hope
Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word.
READ:
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also.”
John 14:18-19
Because Jesus has conquered death, we live. Because Jesus lives, He gives the Holy Spirit to us who teaches us. He takes the Bible and applies it uniquely to each of our hearts, speaking precisely what messages we need to hear.
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
– John 14:16, 18-19, 25-27
Jesus does not leave us without help or counsel. This time in our existence between now and our heavenly eternity is not an afterthought, but a time when God planned for believers to know Him unlike at any other earthly, biblical age. These days are ones filled with God because we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
God has preserved our lives on this earth; we have not joined our sons and daughters in heaven. But these days, though certainly not heaven, are also not devoid of Him. The Holy Spirit seals us until that blessed day of redemption, the day for which our hearts have now, through loss, been trained to yearn. The Holy Spirit is our guarantee of our future hope:
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.” – Ephesians 1:13-14
REFLECT:
- How have you felt the presence of God’s Spirit at work in your life in the midst of your grief?
- What does Romans 5:5 teach us about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?
JOURNAL:
In what areas of your life do you need the counsel of the Holy Spirit? Write a prayer to God asking for His guidance, direction, wisdom, and discernment as you face the many difficulties and sorrows that have accompanied your loss.
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