Read John 16:1-7
Jesus doesn't want his disciples to get tripped up so he tells them ahead of time what is going to happen. They will get thrown out of the synagoge, and they will be killed in the name of God. Their enemies do this because they don't know God. Jesus tells them these things so that when they happen they will know God is still in control. This is hard for us to relate to since we have never gone under serious persecution, but I think our nation is headed for this very thing.
Jesus then tells them he is going to be leaving which always makes them sad. He explains that it is for their betterment if he leaves because the Comforter won't come till he leaves. He knows that the Comforter will be better for them than him being with them. How many times have we thought that it would be better to have a living God than an invisible one. But the Holy Spirit is better because he is not just with us, he is in us. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of Jesus and God. We now have access to the power of God in us. Sadly, we don't use it often.
One of the good products of persecution is that we start accessing the power of God within us. When they take away our rights to go to the doctor, we'll have to go to God to be our healer. We've had it backwards. We go to the doctor first then call on God if the doctor tells us he can't do anything more. God promised to be our healer and our provider. Let's not wait till we have to do that. Let's practice it now.
Lord, forgive us for not honoring you and the power you have to protect us and keep us. Show us how to totally depend on you.
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