The one who follows Jesus will receive the Spirit of God as a teacher, comforter and empowerer for this life. The disciples have just found out the Jesus is going to leave them. He was their hope, their life. They had given up everything to follow him and then he says he's going to leave. Jesus, aware of how this affected his followers, explains to them that it's going to be ok. They'll be taken care of.
This promise remains for us today. Though your world may crash in around you, you will be at peace because the Spirit of God rests in you. Don't worry and don't be afraid, for it is God who goes before you. It is he who holds and protects you.
John 14:23-27
23Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
25"All this I have spoken while still with you. 26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Questions
1. How do you define "peace".
2. What do you think are the top two things people are looking for in the world?
3. What will you take with you from this passage today?
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