It's a Promise

By William Pelrine Jr.

Saint Paul was a great man.  Everyone should be more like Paul the apostle.  Paul didn’t know Jesus Christ in the flesh.  Christ revealed himself to Paul after He was resurrected from the dead.  That was how Paul came to know Christ in a personal way.  He knew the Lord through the spirit.

     Jesus’ disciples knew Jesus in the flesh before He was crucified.  We aren’t able to know Christ in the flesh.  But I believe, through much prayer, meditation and bible study, like Paul, we can get to know Christ through the spirit too.

     I have discovered we can have access to the spirit of Jesus Christ 24 Hours a day, seven days a week.  Having access to The Holy Spirit is a promise from Jesus himself.

     As Jesus said (in the gospel according to John 14:16, 17a, 26)* “…I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth… the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”

     I believe this to be true because it has happened to me.  Just as Paul received the promise 2000 years ago, you can too.

     When this promise is granted to you, you need never feel alone again.  “…God has said, never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)*

     Are you lonely? Are you ever afraid?  “…God has not given us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)  The Holy Spirit of  “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8)* He was there for Saint Paul the Apostle. He’s there for me.  I believe He’s there for you too.

     Are you a Christian and feel you haven’t received this promise of the Holy Spirit?  Jesus said, “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” (Matthew 21:22)*  “Ask and it will be given to you…” (Matthew 7:7a)* Ask.  It’s a promise.

  *Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society.  Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

May the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, keep your heart and mind in Christ Jesus.