Good Morning!! Jesus knew that His time had come. In a few short hours, He would leave
the world and go to His Father. There was no question of His love for the men
He was sharing His last meal with,...and the next day, He would prove His love
for the whole world. For those closest to Him, the words of His pending
departure caused confusion and concern. As part of His "Farewell
Discourse," Jesus offered them words of comfort:
"And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you."—John 14:16 (NIV)
Help was on the way: an Advocate, a Counselor,...the Spirit of Truth. This Spirit had been with them,...soon, He would be in them. That's no small distinction! Not for them, and certainly not for us. The Holy Spirit of God is not just around us, not just among us. He is IN us,...in YOU (if you have opened the door of your life to Christ and allowed Him to come in.) The movement of the Farewell Discourse is profound: from "with us" to "in us."
Of all the "famous last words" spoken, the most
important we could hear are Jesus' final words telling us who we are,...because
of Who is in us.
Holy
Spirit, let us never, never get over the wonder and awe of who we are in
Christ, and who You are in us. Give us the peace to ponder this,
the passion to envision it, the faith to live out the truth that You indwell us. Amen.
" If you can't see or show love, you are not a Christian,...you're just playing one."
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