Thread by @glprater

#GeraldsDevotional
God in Us – His Plan for Us Is Perfect
soundcloud.com/gerald-prater/…

The bible says in 1 John 3:2 that “it does not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.” Yesterday Jesus said that when we receive the Holy Spirit, He will point us to the truth and show us things that

belong to Father God through His Son. Jesus also said that He had many more things to tell us but that we could not yet bear or fully understand them. THAT is why we need the Helper today so that we can lean not on our own understanding (see Proverbs 3:5-6).

The Lord’s plan for us is indeed perfect.

So today as we continue through chapter 16 of the gospel of John, Jesus again assures them (and us) that His plan for us is truly perfect. As we proceed along the way in His plan, it will seem like the world is in control and that all is

lost. Based on our own understanding and what the world system is shouting at us, it will seem like evil and darkness are winning and all is lost. It will look like we are completely without power and we will be filled with sorrow.

But Jesus assures us that nothing could be further from the truth. Because He is going away and sending the Helper to dwell inside of us, we will actually have unlimited power just as He did when He was here with us physically. And using the very same model that He used (He only

did what He saw His Father doing, NOT what He thought or wanted to do), we would be able to pray with power just like He did. This is what it means to pray “in His name” (or representing His will and desire, not our own). That is the connection that we will receive from the

Helper as He will show us what the Father sees and wants.

THIS is the perfect plan that the Lord has for us. Right now when we believe and receive Him as our Lord and Savior, He sends His Helper to be His presence inside of us. He guides us, showing us what the Father sees and

keeps us on the path. And ultimately as 1 John 3:2 says, when we reach our destination we will see the Lord directly just like He is because we will be just like Him (like we were in Genesis 2). All things will be made new. That is His perfect plan for us.

Now, let’s continue reading and pondering this 16thchapter of John today picking up at verse 16.

Sorrow Will Turn to Joy
16 “A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go to the Father.” 17 Then some of His disciples said

among themselves, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?” 18 They said therefore, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’?

We do not know what He is saying.” 19 Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’? 20 Most assuredly, I say to

you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the

anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you. 23 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever

you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. - John 16:16-24
@threadreaderapp unroll