In the upper room Jesus made a promise to His disciples:
John 14:16 – And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you forever.
Jesus was referring to the Holy Spirit, a divine member of the triune Godhead, who came to earth at Pentecost to indwell all believers. Once the Holy Spirit indwells a believer he is sealed by God as His own, never to be plucked from God’s hand. I went to church as a child and was saved at age twelve and baptized before the congregation. I was then a backslider for 40 years and didn’t think I was saved all that time. For many years I was aware that God was pursuing me. I mean, you know when you’re being stalked. You can feel it. God kept throwing godly people in my path to the point it was noticeable. I just assumed God did this to everyone.
When I returned to God I realized I’d had the Holy Spirit inside me the whole time since the age of twelve. God wasn’t trying to save me, God was trying to bring me back into fellowship because I’d drifted away from Him. My question now is does God pursue the unbeliever like I assumed? I don’t think so now. If anyone out there knows different let me know. I’ve felt the Holy Spirit move in me once which gives me the physical proof of God’s seal to go along with what I know by faith. God doesn’t do this with everyone and I don’t know why God blessed me in that way. I have the peace of God knowing whatever happens in this world I’ll be in heaven someday.
The job of every Christian is to bring along as many to heaven as we can until we leave for home. My only real concern is displeasing God by not witnessing enough. Trust me, you do not want to stand before the bema judgement seat of Christ empty handed in that regard. You still have time. Review all my early blogs which will prepare you to witness for Christ. Go forth among the people searching for a convicted heart ready to receive the gospel message.