ESOCS Devotional 20 June 2025 – The Other Comforter
MEMORY VERSE: “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.” John. 14:16
TEXT: JOHN 14:12-END
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
19 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”
23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me.
25 “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 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 things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.
29 “And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
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In John 14, Jesus dealt with “comfort” extensively. Expanding on this theme of comfort, He told His disciples that He alone is the way, the truth and the life. He has promised that they would never be alone because the Holy Spirit was coming to be with them. He promised that with the Holy Spirit’s help, we could live a fruitful life that pleases God. However, we see that after all these words of reassurance and comfort, the disciples still don’t get it. They still don’t understand what Jesus is talking about. Yes, they understand that Jesus is about to go away, but they don’t understand the timing or the matter of Jesus’ return to them. Therefore, despite the words of comfort that Jesus has been giving them, they remain confused and uneasy about the future.
How are we much different? Who among us here has not been confused about why God allowed certain things to happen? Who has not asked the question: “Why did God place me here at this time?” Who hasn’t faced an unwelcome surprise and wondered where God was in the mix? Everything seems to be going well you’re making some advances in your endeavors, and then suddenly, something comes unexpectedly that derails everything you’ve been doing. Why God? I’m confused. Why are you allowing this to happen? What do you mean by this?
Jesus gives answer to His disciples’ confusion, and in so doing, He helps us through some of our own confusion. Notice what Jesus doesn’t say: He doesn’t say that He’ll take the confusion away or make everything clear immediately. In verse 20, He says that His disciples will weep, they will grieve. Jesus doesn’t promise immediate relief; He promises that things will get worse, in the short term. In a little while, you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’? I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve …
Dearly beloved, the message this morning is very striking. Jesus says, your present challenges are so very temporary more than you can ever imagine. The pain, sickness, sorrow, stagnation, suffering is nearly ended. I see your testimonies from every quarter and a crown of glory awaiting us. Cheer up as you leave this morning that you have activated your recovery mandate, glory. Hear the word of the Lord: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
CHALLENGES
- Pray the Holy Spirit to indwell you constantly and fill you with knowledge and truth.
PRAYER POINT
- Father, give me the grace to overcome my temporary challenges of life. Amen.
FURTHER READING: Ezekiel 15:1-End; 16:1-30; John 16:17-End; John 17:1-26
ESOCS Devotional 20 June 2025
