As Jesus continued to teach
His disciples, He gave them great hope. He promised them, "Before long,
the world will not see Me anymore, but you will see Me." (John 14:19)
Their brows must have furrowed as they concentrated on what He was saying, not
understanding. How could they see
Jesus after He was gone?
Once again, Jesus was
revealing to them a dimension of the Holy Spirit's work.
The world sees Jesus as a
man, perhaps even a good or great man and possibly even a prophet, but still a
man. It is the Holy Sprit who opens our spiritual eyes of understanding so that
we see Jesus as much more than just a man. We see Him as: our Creator, the Jehovah
of the Old Testament, the long-awaited Messiah, the only Son of God, the
Redeemer of Israel, the Lamb of God, the Savior of the world, the Good
Shepherd, the risen Lord, the Judge of all the universe, the reigning and
ruling King of kings!
The only way we can be
convinced of who Jesus is, is through the enlightenment we have received from
the Holy Spirit. Jesus explained, "When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He
will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own; He will speak only
what He hears, and He will tell you what is to come. He will bring glory to Me
by taking from what is Mine and making it known to you." (John
16:13-14)
-- Anne Graham Lotz in Just Give Me Jesus
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