29/09/2026
*HE NEVER LEAVES YOU*
*Tuesday, September 29th, 2026*
*Pastor Chris Oyakhilome D.Sc., D.Sc., D.D.*
*And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever (John 14:16).*
In the New Testament, we don’t ask the Lord to be with us, or pray and fast so He never leaves us. We know He’s with us and in us because He said so. Christianity is the living reality of Christ in you and with you always, not sometimes or only when you feel spiritual, but always.
Many try to judge God’s presence by their emotions. They say, “I feel like God is with me,” or “I don’t feel His presence anymore.” But your feelings don’t determine His presence; His Word does. He said, _*“…I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen”*_ (Matthew 28:20 NKJV). When He said this to His disciples, they hadn’t been born again.
Today, the Holy Spirit isn’t just with you but in you always—when you feel it and when you don’t. The Lord Jesus said, _*“…he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you”*_ (John 14:17). Now that you’re born again and have received the Holy Spirit, you’ve become inseparably one with Him, mingled with Him in oneness: _*“But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit”*_ (1 Corinthians 6:17).
Therefore, His presence isn’t sustained by your emotions; it’s established by His truth. Being ignorant of this is the reason some have taught that when a Christian sins, fellowship with God is broken and the Holy Spirit withdraws from that person until repentance is made. But think about it: if the Holy Spirit truly left you, how would you ever come back? Who would guide and restore you?
The very fact that a Christian is corrected by the Holy Spirit and guided back into the light of God’s Word proves that the Holy Spirit never departed. This doesn’t mean sin is permissible; rather, it means the Holy Spirit doesn’t abandon God’s children. The Lord Jesus didn’t say He would be with you only when you “perform” right. That’s the power and glory of the New Testament relationship we have with the Father.
The Holy Spirit is your ever-present helper, teacher, guide and comforter. Without Him, you can’t live the true Christian life. He’s the One who causes the Word to come alive in your spirit and helps you walk in righteousness. Therefore, cultivate the consciousness of His constant presence in you and with you. Walk every day with the assurance that you’re never alone. Praise God!
*PRAYER*
Dear Father, thank you for the blessed Holy Spirit who lives in me and abides with me forever. I walk in the consciousness of His indwelling presence, yielded to His guidance and His wisdom that mantles my heart. I’m guided, strengthened, corrected and empowered by the Spirit to live triumphantly today, bringing glory to you, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
*FURTHER STUDY*
*â€â€Hebrews 13:5 KJV*
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
*â€â€John 14:17 KJV*
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
*â€â€Romans 8:14 KJV*
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
*DAILY SCRIPTURE READING*
*1-Year Bible Reading Plan*
Ephesians 5:3-21 & Isaiah 27-28
*2-Year Bible Reading Plan*
2 Timothy 4:1-10 & Jeremiah 47
