Don’t you wish there was someone advocating for you in this journey of life?
What’s an advocate? They are “a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.”
The bible says, we have an advocate in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ took our place on the cross, bearing our sin, shame and punishment. Now He is seated at the right hand of the throne of God in heaven, where He pleads on our behalf before the Father. And our Father chooses to forgive us based upon the work of His completely righteous Son—Jesus Christ upon the cross.
My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. (1 John 2:1, NLT)
God the Father has promised someone else to us to be our Helper as well. Upon Christ’s return to heaven, He sent us another Advocate. A helper in every sense of the word. Someone who advocates on God’s behalf in our lives.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. (John 14:16-17, NLT)
You can meet this Advocate and learn more about His role in your life, in my message this Sunday entitled, The Father’s Advocate. May you not only honour your earthly father this weekend, but may you make your heavenly Father truly happy by opening your heart to the ministry of His Spirit in your life! Because this Advocate has come to truly help you live the most fulfilling abundant life possible!
Be sure to join us after our online service for our Father’s Day Drive-Thru. Pastor Debbie and I look forward to greeting you under the church’s canopy to pray blessings upon our dads and hand out a special gift for every dad.
Hope you will drop by for a brief visit and say hello!
Pastor Barry Risto
Lead Pastor