Day One - John 16:5-16
John 16:5-16
Monday
The first thing that hits me here is that Jesus’ disciples don’t ask him the obvious question. He’s leaving and they are so filled with grief that they don’t ask him where he’s going. How often am I so filled with an emotion (grief, hurt, anger, frustration, lack of control) that I never ask Jesus the obvious questions?
There are two problems here. 1) I’m too focused on myself to look past the emotion—too hurt to do anything but feel hurt, or too angry to do anything but feel angry. Here is the sin of selfishness.
2) Next, if I happen to ask the question, am I asking the right person? In another part of John, it says that the disciples were asking questions among themselves---how stupid! Jesus was in the same room with them and they asked the fisherman on their right? Wow, I do this too. I ask and talk with so many people other than the one who has the answers. Here the sin is lack of trust.
Today I want to claim the promise that the Helper Jesus left behind, the Holy Spirit, will, “guide me into truth” and, “give me peace” and, “counsel me." I say I believe Jesus is the answer, so today I want to act like I believe it!
John 16:5-16
The Work of the Holy Spirit
5"Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' 6Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. 7But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt[a] in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
12"I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. 15All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.
16"In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me."
Monday
The first thing that hits me here is that Jesus’ disciples don’t ask him the obvious question. He’s leaving and they are so filled with grief that they don’t ask him where he’s going. How often am I so filled with an emotion (grief, hurt, anger, frustration, lack of control) that I never ask Jesus the obvious questions?
There are two problems here. 1) I’m too focused on myself to look past the emotion—too hurt to do anything but feel hurt, or too angry to do anything but feel angry. Here is the sin of selfishness.
2) Next, if I happen to ask the question, am I asking the right person? In another part of John, it says that the disciples were asking questions among themselves---how stupid! Jesus was in the same room with them and they asked the fisherman on their right? Wow, I do this too. I ask and talk with so many people other than the one who has the answers. Here the sin is lack of trust.
Today I want to claim the promise that the Helper Jesus left behind, the Holy Spirit, will, “guide me into truth” and, “give me peace” and, “counsel me." I say I believe Jesus is the answer, so today I want to act like I believe it!
John 16:5-16
The Work of the Holy Spirit
5"Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' 6Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. 7But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt[a] in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
12"I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. 15All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.
16"In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me."
posted by Heather @ 7:14 AM
2 Comments:
At 2:05 PM,
Julia said…
I'm so proud of you for being willing to make the sacrifice of sleep - I know it is truly a sacrifice at this stage of life! I'm encouraged once again by your discipline & thirst for the Lord & your willingness to do whatever it will take to find Him. I love you & will be thrilled to read what He teaches you on this journey...
At 2:42 PM,
Annie Mendrala said…
Thanks for sharing your inmost thoughts. I find I am most honest with God because He knows me better than myself. Plus when He wants to see me change, I am willing since He is perfect and always right :).
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