Reminders!

February 8, 2023
Midweek Study with Pastor Edith
John 14:26-27

I often need reminders, how about you? The dentist office calls me a few days before an appointment, they even send out a post card to remind me as well. The optometry clinic calls me a few days to remind me, the doctor’s office calls me a few days ahead to remind me, I make notes in my calendar to remind me, I even have ladies in my churches who text me to remind me of cards to send or visits to make. Wow! I can’t seem to function on my own, I need help remembering.

That is what the Holy Spirit does for believers in Jesus Christ, and I am very thankful. In the gospel of John, Jesus is preparing his disciples for the time when he will no longer be physically with them; “But 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” (John 14:26). Praise the Lord! He knows we need help and provides it, not just for appointments and communication, but for the greatest task ahead of us, the work of the Kingdom of God here and now.

I have been working through a study on the Holy Spirit and found this quote; “The phrase ‘remind you’ can mean ‘make contemporary.’” (Frederick Dale Bruner, The Gospel of John: A Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012), 867. In other words, “The Spirit does more than repeat the words of Jesus; he makes them relevant. He unfolds their significance for the world in which we live” (Max Lucado, Help is Here, Thomas Nelson Press 2022, pg.22). Here’s a suggestion; Why not take some time today, and every day, to ask the Holy Spirit to remind you of what Jesus taught and direct you in your Bible to read again how much he loves you. There’s a promise that follows the above scripture for today; “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you what the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

I need that kind of peace, how about you?

AMEN!