“To Your Advantage”
📖 “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.”
—John 16:7 (NKJV)
Imagine hearing these words from Jesus: “It is to your advantage that I go away.”
How could losing Jesus possibly be good?
That’s likely what the disciples wondered.
But Jesus wasn’t abandoning them—He was making room for something greater:
The indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.
He would no longer walk beside them—
He would live within them.
This was not a downgrade.
This was the divine upgrade.
The Helper—the Holy Spirit—would guide them into truth, strengthen them in weakness, and fill them with the very presence of God.
That promise holds true for us today.
Dear sister, if you have placed your trust in Christ, He has not left you alone.
You have His very Spirit within you.
And no matter what you face, that truth is to your advantage.
Reflection Questions:
- Have you ever felt like Jesus was distant or silent?
- How does it change your perspective to know that His Spirit is always with you?
Prayer:
Jesus, thank You for not leaving me comfortless. Help me remember that the Holy Spirit is not just near—He is within. Teach me to rely on Him daily, and to see Your plan, even when it doesn’t make sense to me. Amen.
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