Proclamation:
“But when He, The Spirit of Truth, comes, He will not speak
on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He will tell you what is yet
to come. He will glorify Me because it
is from Me that He will receive what He will make known to you.” John 16:13-14 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were spoken by
Jesus, The Christ, and recorded by the Apostle John under the influence of The
Holy Spirit of God. In this chapter,
John records the words which Jesus spoke to His disciples to explain why He was
leaving them and what it would mean for them.
Jesus said that after He left them, The Holy Spirit would come and guide
them into all truth, (John 16:13) teach them, and increase their understanding.
What The Spirit will reveal to them
would not be anything new, He will help them recall and understand the things
which Christ spoke to them. (John 14:26 and 16:14-15) Jesus told them that He would soon leave and
they would lament and be sorrowful for a while but their grief would soon turn
to joy. (John 16:19-20 and 22)
Application:
Jesus, The Christ, had to leave. His death was necessary to pay for our
sins. Additionally, while He was wrapped
in flesh, He could only be in one place at a time, but His Holy Spirit could be
everywhere all at the same time. The
Holy Spirit can guide us and teach us, each one of us as we need it, all at the
same time. We know that The Holy Spirit
is working within us when we are glorifying God. However, The Holy Spirit of God only dwells
within those of us who believe in Jesus, The Christ, and have accepted Him as
our personal savior. (John 14:17, Romans 8:11, 1 John 3:24 and 4:13)
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