These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. John 16: 1
The gracious words of the Lord Jesus are light and life;
they are health and wholeness, they are truth and love and they are words of
great comfort for all His children. The words of Jesus bring peace and hope and
His words keep us from stumbling – would that we pay attention to The Word made
flesh – who is the only One that will guide us into all through truth – through
His written Word of truth by means of His Spirit of truth..
The cross was drawing ever closer and the disciples were
agitated in their hearts and in this passage the Lord is seeking to reassure
them and give them a glimpse into things that were to come. Christ had made
many references to the crucifixion and His rising from the dead after three
days but He also wanted to prepare them for things yet to come – things that
would take place after He had left them – things would become so much clearer
in the future from the day of Pentecost, when the Spirit of Truth would be sent
, to the mysteries that would be unveiled to them through the ministry of the
apostle Paul.
So many of the Lord’s words to the disciples were spoken to
move them from the fraught emotional thinking, that ravaged their anxious
hearts to the calm influence of the gospel truth that would set their hearts
free and keep them from stumbling.
Stay Blessed
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