How many of us have thought how wonderful it would have been to live when Jesus walked the earth, to have known him in the flesh? But I wonder how great that would really have been? The crowds were so large that we would most likely never have had the opportunity to speak with him directly. Then there were the religious leaders who would have sought to kill us, not to mention the Roman soldiers, the forced slavery and innumerable dangers of that culture.
Jesus told his disciples, "...I will pray to the Father and he will give you another helper, that he may abide with you forever-- the Spirit of Truth" (John 14:16).
We also live in a dangerous time in history. recently an Iranian pastor was hung in Pakistan because of his faith in Jesus Christ. many more murders of Christians have happened around the world that we do not hear about in America. But we have not been left alone when Jesus went to be with his Father. We have the Holy Spirit.
