16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,

17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

— John 14:16-17

You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him.

— Romans 8:9

13 In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of His glory.

— Ephesians 1:13-14

39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I should lose nothing of all that He has given Me, but raise it up on the last day.

40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

— John 6:39-40

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live,

26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

— John 11:25-26

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace and mercy from Jesus the Lord to you.

Jesus told His followers, “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever, that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.” When we received Jesus Christ as our Savior, the indwelling Spirit entered us and it will be with us forever. If we could end up in the Lake of Fire someday, the Holy Spirit would likewise have to suffer together with us there. If we became condemned, He would have to become condemned together with us forever.

God’s words also tell us that a Christian cannot lose his or her salvation because God promised to bodily resurrect every person who has come to Him in faith. Every believer will live with God forever. He will not default on this promise. Believers of Jesus Christ are encouraged with the truth and promise of immortality. Jesus also said, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” Even though everyone dies physically, Christ promised that those who believe in Him will not face the second death in hell.