An ever-present Helper (2)

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting comfort and hope, which we don’t deserve,” 2 Thessalonians 2v16 (TLB)

Indeed the Spirit of God has been given to believers as another Comforter, and one thing He is to us is our Helper. The Spirit of God helps us to live a victorious Christian life. One way He does this is it to help us win the fight over sin and our flesh. Under the Old Testament, there were a set of laws given, but man consistently fell short of fulfilling these laws. Under the New Testament, God still demands righteousness, but we are made righteous in His eyes through Christ Jesus and we are given the power, through the Spirit of God to be able to say no to sin and to put the flesh under. Romans 8v1 – 4(NIV) says “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so He condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” The Living Bible version puts it this way “So now we can obey God’s laws if we follow after the Holy Spirit and no longer obey the evil nature within us. Those who let themselves be controlled by their lower natures live only to please themselves, but those who follow after the Holy Spirit find themselves doing those things that please God. Following after the Holy Spirit leads to life and peace, but following after the old nature leads to death because the old sinful nature within us is against God. It never did obey God’s laws and it never will. That’s why those who are still under the control of their old sinful nature, bent on following their old evil desires, can never please God. But you are not like that. You are controlled by your new nature if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that if anyone doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ living in him, he is not a Christian at all.)” (Romans 8v4-8). Praise the Lord. Beloved, are you still allowing yourself to be controlled by your old sinful nature? Let that end today and submit your whole spirit, soul and body to the Holy Spirit – to be led by Him, and controlled by Him, for there is life, peace and victory in that. On the other hand, perhaps you do not even have the Spirit of God, that is the Spirit of Christ and are therefore not a Christian at all. The Bible says:

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 

For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”  Romans 10v9-10

You can say this prayer: Heavenly Father, I come to You today, confessing that I am a sinner. I am sorry for all that I have done and ask that You forgive me for all of my sins and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Lord Jesus, I ask that You be Lord and Saviour over my life. I believe that You came to die for my sins, and that God raised You from the dead. Thank You Father for translating me out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Your dear Son. Thank You for sealing me with Your Holy Spirit of promise. Please keep me till the end in You, and may Your Name alone be glorified in my life, in Jesus name I pray, amen.

If you said this prayer today, know that you are now a child of God and that there is much jubilation in heaven because of you. Begin to attend a Bible-believing church, and keep the faith! Welcome into God’s family.