406. My Spirit will be Among You
Haggai 2:4, 5 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts: According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
The Bible makes many promises about the Lord being with us. Jesus promises this to us in His last words on earth before the Ascension. Jesus promises us several times that He will send the Holy Spirit to be with us. In the promise here the Lord says, “I am with you,” and “my spirit remains among you.” Because this is true we need not fear anything.
The Holy Spirit was poured out on the Day of Pentecost, ten days after Jesus’ Ascension. Since then the Spirit will be in us and with us always. The important word here is remains. He is God, Jesus is God, and Father is God. When one is there all of God is there. God lives in us and He will remain in us forever. We will never be without the Spirit of God, ever, anywhere. In good times He remains with us; in bad times He is still there remaining with us just the same. We need the Lord to be there in all times, both good and bad. The Spirit may be grieved, but He does not leave (unless we ask Him to).
The Bible says, “I will never, ever, leave you nor forsake you.” We need to know this will be true no matter what happens, no matter how we feel, no matter what else is going on in our lives. God’s spirit remains among us. He remains with us when we are alone, and especially when we feel alone. He remains with us when we meet together as two or three gathered in Jesus’ name. He remains with us when gather in large groups to hear the Gospel and praise the Lord.
The Lord made a covenant with us when He delivered His people in the Exodus and made a covenant at Mt. Sinai. The Lord made a covenant with us when shed His blood on the cross for our sin making a covenant bond of covenant relationship. He renews that covenant every time we hear the Gospel and participate in the Lord’s Supper. That covenant is unbreakable, certain, and forever. He remains among us.