This is a message especially for those that are feeling lonely. John TL paints the picture of Jesus and His disciples. Whatever the issue was, Jesus was there as an elder parent always taking care of them. Jesus wanted them to know that even though He wouldn't always be there in the flesh, in person, He would never leave them as orphans because the Spirit would be in them as a great, wonderful and equal representation of the Son and the Father.
The Bible talks about the archers that shot Joseph. Archers of envy, jealousy, temptation and false accusation. But Joseph overcame! God is with us...
We can get strength out of the story of the Israelites. It's easy to point our fingers to them and call them stubborn, but...
Rahab hid the two spies of Israel in her house, while the soldiers of Jericho were looking for them. In her heart, she was...