KEY SCRIPTURE “John 16:7 KJV” Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”

Please be reminded that this study is titled ‘ a walk with Jesus through the gospels. We are still learning from the Gospel of John. In this study, the Lord explained to His disciples the fact that there would come a time when people will attack Christians and would do them harm, thinking God is pleased with them. The Lord then added that His disciples were feeling sorrowful because He had said, He would be leaving them. At this instant, He interjected with the following statement. It was expedient that He left the scene, because, the Comforter will not come until He had left the earth.

The Lord meant it was better for Him to go, so He could send the Holy Spirit. The presence of the Holy Spirit means the Holy Spirit who was in Jesus alone, doing all the mighty works, would also be in every one of His disciples, doing the same works through them. Remember that our Lord Jesus, put away His glory and reputation as God to depend fully on the Holy Ghost. His disciples and every other man who received the Holy Spirit would have the same conditions that He had to function with the Holy Spirit. The Lord said on many occasions that He could do nothing but, through the Father who was in Him. This Father in Him is the Holy Spirit.

The church of God needs to come clear about certain truths. Our Lord Jesus through His death identified with us in every bit of His passion, death, resurrection, and glorification. (Rom 6:1-6, Col 2:11-14, Eph 2:4-6) This means we were part of everything He went through. Now through His death He completely made us to become new wine skins so we could contain the new wine and not tear. (Please read, Matt 9:17) From His teaching in Matt 9:17, there was no way God would have permitted the Holy Spirit, who symbolises the new wine to fill old wineskins. His death has made us new wineskins or has qualified us to have the Holy Spirit like Him and live like Him.  To live like Him we must carefully follow His examples, and we would produce His results.

THOUGHT: WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE JESUS’ RESULTS, FOR THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT WHO LIVED IN HIM, NOW LIVES IN US.

FURTHER STUDIES

Mat 9:17 KJV” Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.”

John 6:29 KJV “Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”