Another fact worth mentioning is that in St.
John 16:7 Christ explained “…It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I
go not away, the Comforter (parakletos
3875) will not come unto you; but if I
depart, I will send him unto you.” In
order to complete the Father’s perfect plan for man’s redemption and spiritual
care and guidance, Christ needed to return to His Father’s side where He could
perform His office as our divine advocate (parakletos
3875) with the Father. Notice that in 1
John 2:1 Jesus said “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye
sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate (parakletos) with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous”. However, in St. John 16 Jesus promised in to
send another parakletos-the blessed
Holy Spirit- to be our Comforter while we are on this Christian journey in this
life.
I
have taken these three days to encourage Christian musicians that God has made
more than ample provision for our spiritual welfare and guidance. The Holy Spirit is with us and in us as our
guardian and guide. Romans 8:26-27
explains that, “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know
not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh
intercession (huperentugchano 5241)
for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And he [God] that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the
Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of
God.”
Every Christian musician needs to remember
that God the Father cares about our infirmities i.e. our moral and or physical
weaknesses. Also, God the Holy Spirit is
pleading our cause in the glory world with unspeakable grief and groaning at
this very moment. Hebrews 4:15 declares “For we have not an high priest which
cannot be touched with the feeling (sumpatheo
4834) of our infirmities (astheneia
769); but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” Although Crist never sinned, he cares about
us and has compassion and symphathy for us in our morally frail condition.
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