"If you love me, you will obey my commandments. I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, who will stay with you forever. He is the Spirit, who reveals the truth about God. The world cannot receive him, because it cannot see him or know him. But you know him, because he remains with you and is in you."

"When I go, you will not be left all alone; I will come back to you. In a little while the world will see me no more, but you will see me; and because I live, you also will live. When that day comes, you will know that I am in my Father and that you are in me, just as I am in you."

"Whoever accepts my commandment and obeys them is the one who loves me. My Father will love whoever loves me; I too will love him and reveal myself to him."

John 14:15-21

Jesus is just as real today as He was when He walked on this earth. Even though He doesn’t move among us physically, by the Holy Spirit He is here, there, everywhere – a continuous, living presence – outside of us and inside of us. That may be a terrifying thought for some. Perhaps you don’t like yourself, or you have contemplated all the bad things you have done. Despite what you are or what you may have done, He loves you. Jesus loves you in spite of all the conditions that cause others to turn away. He wants to change you to be like Him, but He loves you as you are and will never abandon you.

If you know Jesus, you will never walk alone.

Our Daily Bread – October 20, 2003