The King Comes Today
John 14:15-27
"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in just a very little while, 'He who is coming will come and will not delay.'"
(Hebrews 10:36-37)
In our passage Jesus promises that if anyone obeys Him, trusts Him as Lord, He and the Father will come to him and make their home with him. He promises that the King has come not only to live among us, but will come also to live in us.
I often wonder why the King would want to do this when I am repeatedly disobedient. Then I see that the promise is not to the perfect (it would apply to no one!) but to all who have committed their lives to Him. The question is Do I want to be obedient? If I do, then the King comes to live in me with all the amazing power of the resurrection (Ephesians 1:18-23). The Spirit who "moved" over the chaos of the world in creation is in our hearts to bring order to our lives. "For God who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ"
(2 Corinthians 4:6).
John Calvin taught that all who trust in Jesus will persevere. The King ensures that we do.
INSIGHT
If we really believe that the King comes to our aid every moment of each day with all the power of the resurrection, what can defeat us?
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Daniel 3-4
Proverbs 6
Hebrews 7-8
John 14:15-27
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