More to Say

John 16:12

I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.

Jesus, wonderful Jesus that knows our hearts.
In the above passage He is preparing the hearts of the disciples for His departure from them. He did not want them to feel alone and fearful when He was not with them physically. He knew what their future would be. They would give their own lives for the sake of the gospel. They would be hated by many because the world hated Jesus. (John 15:18)

So He sent the Helper to guide them and keep them in truth. The Holy Spirit can only speak truth because He only says what the Father tells Him to say. He is not interested in speaking on His own.

Jesus knew they needed someone to be with them and to help them and comfort them, even as He had done. His presence alone must have comforted them and the love in His eyes when He looked at them, when He spoke to them, must have brought a great feeling of acceptance and love in their hearts. People are drawn to people that accept them; they want to be around them. And really, one will know whether they are accepted by the one they are with or if they are not accepted. That is why it is easy to come to Jesus, He takes us as we are. And the Holy Spirit tells us of this acceptance constantly.

The fact that Jesus tells His disciples that He had many more things to say to them but they could not bear them now, shows He knew where each one was spiritually, emotionally, and in every way.

Are there things that He is not ready to share with us yet? Being conscious of Him, being with Him and seeking Him makes Him our center from which we view the world and people around us. He is alive within each believer through His Holy Spirit and “He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” Phil 1:6

In that work of perfecting us, He knows whether we are ready to receive truths about ourselves, our lives, our attitudes or anything else that He desires to do in us. His timing is perfect.

So although we don’t understand, we can trust in a God that is ever faithful! We can have the confidence that He is always with us and cares about us and willing to lead us into all truth through His Holy Spirit.

Thank you magnificent and glorious Lord for sending the Helper to enable us to walk in Your ways.