The Spirit of Truth John 14:15-21

Send us Fan MailLast week we looked at the passage immediately before this one. Jesus had shared with his followers 2 central teachings: (1) that to see Jesus is to see the One he called Father and (2) that the way to where he is going is to follow him. He is the Way. We may want the coordinates but Jesus instead offers an invitation - follow me. Today we pick up in the next verses of John where Jesus relates his personhood and work with the relationship of the Holy Spirit. Jesus will soon leave this earth and return to heaven but he won't abandon them (or us). No, when he returns to heaven soon after the Holy Spirit will come to continue the work of being our guide, our comforter and our advocate. In the church calendar, we are currently 2 weeks away from Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus promised.