We are not alone!

Today is my final day in Luke, it is also Jesus goodbye to his disciples. Things must have been really strange in this meeting. Jesus is there with his friends after being raised from death, and he's talking with them and sharing with them and also eating with them. I can imagine the disciples being a little shell shocked to say the least. They must have gone through a roller coaster of emotions, and little do they know what awaits them in just a short space of time!
Jesus explains things to them, he tells them that what has happened had to happen, he opens their hearts to the 'plan' and before they know it, he is taken back to heaven, back to his rightful place.
The great thing about this passage of scripture is that Jesus is even at this point preparing his disciples for what is coming. He tells them to wait together in Jerusalem as he will be sending  "what His Father has promised" Jesus was telling them that they were not going to go into battle alone! He was promising them help from above. We too have the very same promise today. We too can rely on God for help from above to go into battle for him. Jesus was speaking about the Holy Spirit and we need to realise that the Holy Spirit is as real and as relevant today as he was during the time of the early church.
Let's remember that we are not alone, that the Holy Spirit is here with us to guide us. Let's trust in him today and allow God to work in us and through us in the Power of His Holy Spirit.