Day 81 - John 14:15-31

15 “If you love me, obey my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. 17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. 18 No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. 19 Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live. 20 When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21 Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”

22 Judas (not Judas Iscariot, but the other disciple with that name) said to him, “Lord, why are you going to reveal yourself only to us and not to the world at large?”

23 Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them. 24 Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me. 25 I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. 26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.

27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. 28 Remember what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If you really loved me, you would be happy that I am going to the Father, who is greater than I am. 29 I have told you these things before they happen so that when they do happen, you will believe.

30 “I don’t have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me, 31 but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let’s be going.


Tori's Comments:

Tori is still out of the country.  I am sure she will comment one of these days :-) 


Terrie's Comments:

The first part of this passage "if you love me, obey my commandments"  we need to remember that just previously in this conversation Jesus gave a new commandment to love one another.  In context this is what he is referring to.  The New Testament is filled with scripture that confirms that when Jesus died and rose again we entered a new covenant.  The Old covenant is null and void.  We have been set free.  We are to follow the Spirit.  And isn't it handy that the Holy Spirit is given to us as a gift and will teach us and remind us of what Jesus has spoken to us through his word.

I love that the language about Jesus and the Father being one is continued here to include the Holy Spirit and us... how cool is that.  So if people see us do they see the Father who sent the Son who gave us the Holy Spirit to dwell in us?  That was what Jesus wanted people to see in His life. He wanted people to see the Father when they looked at Him.  If we are being transformed into the image of Christ we should eventually be a reflection of the Father because Jesus was.

I love the gift of peace of mind and heart!  This is a peace that the world cannot give us because it is a peace that passes all understanding and it is a peace that just is not based on what is happening around us.  DON'T BE TROUBLED OR AFRAID... JESUS IS COMING BACK!





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