Remember the prisoners…. Hebrews 13:3

He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” ⁶ So we may boldly say:

“The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear.
What can man do to me?”

Hebrews 13:5-6

Dear T….,

I was glad to hear that D… & E… were in such regular contact with you. I know they have been helping you in your new situation. I trust that you have also been aware of the Holy Spirit’s tangible help during the times when no one else can be there for you.

I was sorry to hear about your father’s passing also. The Bible says that God is the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). I know that you know God. The Spirit of His Son dwells in you and you can cry out “Abba, Father” to Him and He will hear and answer you. In all your troubles He has and will comfort you.

In this letter I want to remind you of the things you already know so that you can remember how much Jesus has loved you and how He has shown that love towards you and will show it to you again. He has given you the Holy Spirit in your heart as a kind of down payment on the future he has planned for you with Him in heaven (Ephesians 1:14).

Jesus has gone to prepare a place for you among the many magnificent dwelling places that His Father has created for us in heaven (John 14:2-3). When you feel God’s presence with you in your prison cell that is a kind of foretaste of the future you will share with Him and the rest of us who are in His body. Feeling His presence is a great joy and privilege. However, even when we don’t feel the warmth and comfort of the Holy Spirit in us and around us, we can still remain confident that He has not left us. Once we become a son through His grace and because of Calvary, we never stop being a son. Once you were a slave to sin but then God met you and you became a son of God through the action of the Holy Spirit in your heart. A slave does not remain in a house forever but a son does (John 8:34-36).

These things that I have written to you are not my own words but those that God has inspired through the Bible. Now that you have a lot of time on your hands you should bury yourself in God’s word and meditate, think deeply, about these things (Colossians. 3:16). As you do this things will work out and you will begin to see the hand of God in all that is happening to you (Psalm 1, Joshua 1:8).

I hope to write again as God leads. D… and E… keep us up to date with your progress and news. I expect you will have heard by now about the good news concerning B…. Our God is very merciful and gracious.

May the Lord bless you and keep you and make His face to continually shine upon you.

Your brother in Christ

Brendan.