Jesus, speaking to His disciples in John 16:6-7 (our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today), said this:
6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts [taken complete possession of them]. 7 However, I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable (good, expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you [into close fellowship with you]; but if I go away, I will send Him to you [to be in close fellowship with you].
Jesus was telling them about their lives after His death, burial, resurrection and ascension into Heaven, which they did not YET understand! Then He proceeded to inform them of the work of Holy Spirit, the Comforter Who was to come! First of all He said THIS in verses 8-11:
8 And when He comes, He will convict and convince the world and bring demonstration to it about sin and about righteousness (uprightness of heart and right standing with God) and about judgment: 9 About sin, because they do not believe in Me [trust in, rely on, and adhere to Me]; 10 About righteousness (uprightness of heart and right standing with God), because I go to My Father, and you will see Me no longer; 11 About judgment, because the ruler (evil genius, prince) of this world [Satan] is judged and condemned and sentence already is passed upon him.
THIS is what the work of Holy Spirit is TO THE WORLD without JESUS! Then JESUS proceeded to tell them what Holy Spirit's work in THEIR LIVES would be! Verses 12-15:
12 I have still many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them or to take them upon you or to grasp them now. 13 But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future].14 He will honor and glorify Me, because He will take of (receive, draw upon) what is Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you.15 Everything that the Father has is Mine. That is what I meant when I said that He [the Spirit] will take the things that are Mine and will reveal (declare, disclose, transmit) it to you.
HALLELUJAH! Holy Spirit is our TEACHER! HE will teach us all things that we must know in order to run our race, fulfill our calling and stand before JESUS one day, hearing: "Well done"! AMEN! So, let's be about it! Let's put first things first and get our lives focused on doing just that! Here, to inspire you to go for it with all that is within you, is Hillsong with "No Reason To Hide":
We got nothing to lose,
We got no reason to hide,
We got the answer inside of us,
It’s time we took our disguises off
See Your glory revealed,
See Your name lifted high,
Because there is no one else for us,
Jesus you are the only one
Woah, You are alive and we are free,
You are everything, everything we need
There’s not a minute to waste
Not a second to lose
Coz there’s a city that waits for us
It’s time we took all the lamp shades off
Woah, love has spoken and we believe
You are everything, everything we need
Nothing compares to you
Nothing could ever separate us now
Your love is ours
Nothing can separate us
Nothing can come between us
Nothing can separate us nowween us
Nothing can separate us now
