May 25
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John's gospel is a very Trinitarian gospel. You hear a lot about Jesus' divinity, his claiming the "I Am" statements for himself. He also writes a lot about the times Jesus spoke of his Father, his being sent by the Father, his going to be with the Father, his being the same as the Father. And now, here we read about the promised Holy Spirit. Jesus is soon to die for the sins of his people, then he will rise again and go to be with his Father. We celebrate Pentecost this coming Sunday and it is very important (we will celebrate by welcoming several students into the membership of the church) as the day God sent his Spirit to rest on his people. This passage gives us a great deal of information about the role of this Holy Spirit. Though we wait for the day of Jesus' return, we now have the presence of His spirit to comfort, strengthen and lead us to great acts for the kingdom.
We have access to the tHoly Spirit. This is what the people of old longed for. In the Old Testament days, only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies and be in the presence of God. And this would happen only once a year.
ReplyDeleteWe have access to the Holy Spirit all the time.