Jesus ministered by the power of the Holy Spirit, and He has promised the same Spirit to all believers.

耶稣靠圣灵的能力服事，并且他应许给所有的信徒同一位圣灵。

The fluctuating economy of the 1990s and its changing workplace have left many workers with the sense that they’ll probably have to change jobs several times during their careers.

1990年代经济的动荡和工作场所的变更，让许多劳动者有种感觉，他们的职业生涯中，可能不得不换好几次工作。

Even though economies may enter new phases and leave people with uncertainties, God’s promises remain completely reliable. His promise, made through His Son, our Lord and Savior, to send the Holy Spirit is one such pledge. This very important scriptural promise was first given in today’s text, which Jesus gave to the disciples during the first part of His Upper Room discourse. His words, coming on the eve of His death, gave much comfort to the disciples; but the promise is also part of Christ’s rich legacy to Christians today.

尽管经济会进入新的阶段，带给人们各样不确定，神的应许仍全然可靠。祂应许要差遣圣灵就是这样一个保证，这应许是藉着祂的爱子，我们的救主许下的。这个极其重要的圣经应许在今天的经文中首次给出，是耶稣在楼上对门徒临别留言的第一部分。他在死的前夕说出这番讲话，带给门徒极大的安慰。这个应许也是基督留给当今基督徒的丰富遗产。

This promise consists of four elements. First, Jesus promises a supernatural Helper. He called Him “another” Helper, which means “another who is identical.” He is sending us exactly the sort of Helper He was, except the Spirit lives in us (John 14:17).

该应许由四个要素组成。首先，耶稣应许有一位超自然的保惠师。他称其为“另一位”保惠师，意思是“另一位完全同等的”。 除了住在我们里的圣灵，他要差给我们一位完全像他一样的帮助者（约14：17）。
 
Second, the promise means supernatural life for us. When we are saved and have the Holy Spirit, we become sensitive to Christ’s working in the world, and we begin to see things from a divine perspective (John 14:19).

其次，对我们而言这应许意味着超自然的生命。当我们得救，拥有圣灵时，我们对基督在世上的工作变得敏感，我们开始从属天的角度看待事物（约14：19）。

Third, the Spirit comes as a supernatural Teacher (John 14:26). This is one of the most vital aspects of the Spirit’s ministry because it reminds us of our complete dependence on Christ.

第三，圣灵来是作为一位超自然的教师（约14：26）。这是圣灵服事的最至关重要的方面之一，因为它提醒我们要完全依靠基督。

Finally, Christ’s promise of the Holy Spirit brings a supernatural peace (John 14:27). This is a peace that aggressively and positively deals with our daily troubles and turns them into joy (Phil. 4:7).

最后，基督对于圣灵的应许带来超自然的平安（约14：27）。这是一种积极正面应对日常困难并将其转为喜乐的平安（腓4：7）。

If you know and love the Lord Jesus and are obeying Him, the promise of the Spirit, with all its implications, is available for you to apply and enjoy (John 14:21; 15:5).

如果你认识主，爱主，并顺服祂，这圣灵的应许，并它所有内在的含意，你就可应用并享受（约14：21；15：5）。

Thank God for the promise of the Spirit, and pray that you would fully realize every aspect of that promise.

感谢神赐下圣灵的应许，祷告求神让你充分认识这应许的每一方面。

Read 1 John 5:1-7.

阅读约一5：1-7.

• What      does this passage say about the interrelationship of love for God and      obedience to His commands?

• What      are the basic characteristics of love and obedience?

• 对于爱神和顺服祂的命令之间的相互关系，本段谈论了什么？

• 爱与顺服的基本特征是什么？