“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 said to you.” John 14:26 (NASB)
When Jesus spoke these words it was during the last Passover supper He had with His disciples. It was not long before He was crucified and He had just told them of how one of them would betray Him (13:21). He had told them that He was soon going to leave them and they could not yet follow Him (13:33). Let's think about what He said now as we will be thinking about His crucifixion and His resurrection at Easter time. Jesus knew that because He would soon be leaving His disciples and going back to heaven, His followers would need help and so in our verse He was promising to send the Holy Spirit as a helper, a counselor and teacher to help them. We're so glad that the Holy Spirit came and He stayed on to help each of us even today. Yes, the Holy Spirit was to come to remind the disciples of Jesus about His teachings and this same Holy Spirit is with each of us even today. He is reminding us of the eternal truths, helping us to understand what God's will is for each us. It is good and valuable to be sure we are paying attention to His teachings each day.
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