Yesterday we talked about the why of Jesus telling the disciples all that he did, today we delve in John 16:5-15. Today we see the Holy Spirit is promised to us.
“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Jesus needed to tell the disciples all that he did because he won’t be with them any longer. He’s going away, back to him who sent me, back to God the Father. He wants them to remember all that he has told them. But he notes something: none of the disciples asks him where he is going. None the less, sorrow fills their hearts.
I can’t really blame them eh? They’ve spent most of the past three years with Jesus, and now they know he’s leaving. It’s not surprising that they are sad about that. There sorrow doesn’t stop Jesus though. In fact, he tells the disciples this truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Helper Promised
Oh… if Jesus goes away, the Helper will come. Do you know who the helper is? I just had a sermon on this! The helper is the Holy Spirit! So the deal is this. Jesus stays here, the helper doesn’t come. Jesus goes back to God the Father and he will send the Holy Spirit to us. The Holy Spirit is first off… a helper. That’s what Jesus calls him. But not only that he will convict the world in regards to sin, righteousness and judgement.
- Sin – they don’t believe in Jesus
- Righteousness – he goes to the Father and they won’t see him any more
- Judgement – The ruler of the world is judged.
Jesus has a lot of things yet he wants to tell the disciples, but overload happens eh? So when the Spirit comes HE will guide them into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
Oh, I read those words and it sounds just like what Jesus did. Jesus didn’t speak on his own authority either. He speaks only what he hears…what he KNOWS he should speak. Just like Jesus who only spoke what God told him to. Oh.. just another way of showing the interconnectedness of everything eh? Anyways, the Holy Spirit.. the helper, the Spirit of truth will declare to the disciples the things that are to come.
The Job:
The job of the Holy Spirit? Glorify the Son. Because he takes what is Jesus’ and declares it to the disciples. Just like Jesus took what was God’s and made known what he could to them. Triangles in triangles eh? God – Jesus – Holy Spirit. One leads to another which leads to the next. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Oh.. I am so glad I am taking my time with these sections. It’s helping it all come together better for me. Is it doing the same for you? See how one flows to the next and everything.
God loves the Son, the Son loves us, he gifts us the Holy Spirit who helps and guides and teaches what he’s given from Jesus, who gives what he’s been given from God. We show our love to God through our obedience, just as the Son does to the Father God and love circles back in God’s care for his people. It’s neat! 🙂
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