DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED, PART 1
In John 14:6 Jesus said: I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Then in John 14:11 Jesus said: I AM in the Father and the Father is in Me.
In John 17:23 Jesus said: I AM in them (we who are born again, the church, the Body of Christ) and Father, You are in Me.
So, Jesus is in the Father; Jesus is in me and I am in Jesus Who is in the Father, and the Father is in Him. What does all this mean? Jesus and the Father are in one another. We are in Jesus and He is in us; therefore, the Father is also in us, and we are in Him. Together we all make one whole because we are in one another. Picture yourself inside Jesus and the Father. Think about how this changes your life. The Great Creator, the God of the universe, is one with you, with everything that He is. Now that changes things!
Right now, Jesus is sitting at the right hand of the Father. I am in Him there (Ephesians 1 & 2)
Also Jesus is in me here. How? By the power of the Holy Spirit.
In John 16:7,13 & 14:26 Jesus said that He was going away and would send the Holy Spirit —-The Spirit of Truth, The Comforter, Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby, Encourager, Teacher.
He, the Spirit of Truth, will guide me into all the Truth.
He will tell me whatever He hears from the Father. He will give me the message given to Him.
He will announce and declare to me the things that are to come, that will happen in the future.
The Father sent the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name, in His place, to represent Him.
The Holy Spirit will teach us all things.
He will bring all things to our remembrance.
Today we are building the foundation for what we will be talking about tomorrow. This is what we must see: Jesus is in us and the Holy Spirit is in us. The Father is in Jesus and Jesus is in the Father. Therefore, the Father is in us because Jesus is in us. The Holy Spirit is in us. He is everything in us: He teaches us and guides us and protects us and tells us things to come. He intercedes for us and talks to the Father as our Advocate. He helps us to do what we have to do here on this earth. He comforts us when we need a Friend. He counsels and encourages us when we need someone’s advice. He strengthens us when we feel weak and not so courageous. Once again, I repeat: He is everything to us.
Simply meditating on the above Truth will cause our hearts not to be troubled. The power of the awesome, all-powerful God is in us, taking care of us totally. So we can cast our cares on Him for He cares for us with a love that cannot be duplicated by anyone else. We must trust Him!