Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Let Us Go From Here

John 14:31

But I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.

This passage represents the culmination of what could be considered the last will and testament of Jesus given to the His disciples before He left them.  In the prior verses of John 14, Jesus promised many things to comfort His disciples.  He also revealed a number of truths critical to our faith.

He encouraged His disciples as He told them that He was leaving them to prepare a place for them with Him in heaven.  He emphasized the He was the way, the truth and life and that the only way to heaven was through Him.

Jesus confirmed the Godhead to the apostles as He commanded them to "believe in Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me."  Later He comforted the disciples when He told them that the Holy Spirit would be sent in His name by the Father to be their Helper in His absence.  He emphasized that the world cannot receive the Holy Spirit because they do not know Him.

More encouragement was given to the disciples as they were told that they would do greater works than He had done because He was going to the Father to represent them.  He emphasized that anyone that believes in Him will also be able to do greater works than He did.

Jesus promised them His peace and commanded them not to be troubled or afraid of the evil that would come against them.  He emphasized that the victory was theirs because He has power over the enemy.

Jesus' final command to them was, "Rise, let us go from here."  This is our command as well.  We have been given all the things that the disciples were given.  As we work and live in the presence of Our Savior, we are filled with supernatural power.  Through the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we are able to share the peace of the Lord with those that come into our lives.  We are able to live a life without fear because we know that Our God is in control of our circumstances.  And we are also able to live a life without trouble in our hearts because of the promises of Our Redeemer.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the peace that reigns in our lives.  We thank You, Jesus, for the peace that You brought us through Your shed blood.  We praise You, Lord, for providing the supernatural power that we need to live our lives without fear of any man or any circumstance.  We pray that You will equip us, embolden us and strengthen us so that we may be instruments of Your good work and vessels of Your perfect peace.  We ask all these things in the name of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ.


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