7 But very
truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away,
the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to
you. 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be
in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:9 about
sin, because people do not believe in me; 10 about
righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no
longer;11 and about judgment, because the prince of this
world now stands condemned. John 16:7-11
Advocate: a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person,
cause, etc.; a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
Jesus speaks to His
disciples, working diligently to explain the upcoming events, using words to
console the disciples and help them through what lay ahead. Jesus, knowing what waits in the near future
for Him, focuses on encouraging the disciples to stay strong. The reason for what is to come far outweighs
the dark, treacherous, painful and horrid events. Jesus took the Cross, received punishment and
died a horrendous death to allow our Advocate to come!
Our Advocate never
leaves nor forsakes. Our Advocate
guides, guards, protects and loves with every step. Our Advocate offers a hand. Our Advocate must be asked into our
situation.
Life and Easy cannot
flow in the same sentence. Life
correlates to difficulty, confusion, questionable, trying, disagreement or
adversity. Life can also correlate to
joy, peace, comfort, understanding, strengthening, maturing and love. Depending on the chapter of your story being
revealed, emotions can run rampant. We
don’t always understand the path laid before us; but, rest assured my friend,
Jesus died so our Advocate could come alongside and help in any and every
situation.
Our Advocate stands
strong when we want to crumble. He
supports our decisions when following the Will of God. He provides the words required to explain our
faith, love and stand in life. He wipes
the very tears from our face that this troubled world caused to fall. He helps discern when life throws a fork in
the road on our path. Our Advocate
helps, defends and pleads for our lives.
Clinging close to Him
keeps our lives free from adversity. We
can find joy in every situation, knowing full well that even the greatest of
trials is bringing maturity in our spirit to better prepare for Heaven. It is then we will meet our Advocate face to
face.
2 Consider
it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many
kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your
faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance
finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking
anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should
ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be
given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe
and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown
and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not
expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Such a
person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. James 1:2-8
Happy Thursday! Take the hand of your Advocate and face the
path laid for your life?
Live life. . .One Day at a
time!
Sheree Craig
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