Commentary on John 14 (9)

Commentary on John 14 (9) Next, let's look at John 14:26.“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name; he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said to you.”Teaching means that the Holy Spirit is always with us and constantly changes our thoughts.The Holy Spirit nags at our consciences, saying, “You’re thinking bad thoughts.”For example, if we say that we should beat that guy up, we might say, “Oh, that’s a bad idea.” However, we insist on beating him up, but as time goes by, we find ourselves being persuaded by the Holy Spirit. Eventually, we lose the desire to beat him up.This is what it means to teach.And to remind means to make us realize.The Holy Spirit continually reveals his heart and thoughts to us.The important thing for the Holy Spirit to change our thoughts is that we must agree to receive the Word and change ourselves before the Lord reveals himself to us.The Lord does not reveal himself to those who do not change.That is why the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, says that He first teaches us and then reminds us.Then peace follows. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be be afraid.” (John 14:27)Those who do not have peace in their hearts are stubborn because they do not receive the teachings of the Holy Spirit who comes and teaches them, but live according to their own will and desires. They do not have peace because they do everything according to their own thoughts.The Lord does not reveal himself to such people.When God’s righteousness is revealed to us, peace follows.When the Lord acknowledges that it is right, peace appears to us, but many people are stubborn and obsessed with the desire to do just one thing they have decided to do, so the Lord does not take our side.Therefore, there is no peace. “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not grieve the Spirit.” These words are ultimately for our benefit.If we reject the teachings of the Holy Spirit, we block the truth of becoming one with Christ, and we lose the peace of becoming one with the Lord.Isaiah 26:3 says, “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you: because he trusts in you.”Those who rely on the Holy Spirit will gain peace and their minds will be steadfast, but those who do not rely on the Holy Spirit will simply follow their own desires, their own thoughts, and their own fixed ideas, and they will run wild with their five senses, so they will have no peace in them, and they will be unstable in their impatience and impulsiveness.Everything will be mixed up, and they will always be in a state of confusion and chaos.They are truly like chaff blown by the wind. (Psalm 1:4) Because it does not please the Holy Spirit.The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, clearly came to teach us and remind us, and give us true peace through it, but because we do not accept and embrace him and value him, there is no peace.The peace that the Lord gives is not the same as that given by the world, which means that the world also gives a certain amount of peace.However, the peace that the Holy Spirit gives is an excellent peace that is completely different from that.It is a peace of a completely different dimension from the peace of the world. Then, “You have heard how I say to you, I go away, and come again to you. If you love me, you would rejoice, because I said, I go to my Father, for my Father is greater than I.” (John 14:28)"And now I have told you before it come to pass, that,  when it is come to pass, you might believe.” (John 14:29)You must understand this.This event did not happen during Jesus’ time. Then when?It will happen ‘three days later.’Do you understand?We must remember that the Gospel of John was fulfilled three days later.“Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world comes, and he has nothing in me.” (John 14:30)The prince of this world has nothing to do with Jesus.And John 14:31 “But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father  gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.”Are we with the world now? Are we separate? Think about it.But we are with the world and always fighting.In such situations, the Lord always comes and tells us to get up and leave here. Where would Jesus go when he says, “Get up, let us leave here”?That place is the Father’s house, which is John 15. Written by Ptr. Yohan Kim.Translated by  Nancy Chung COME AND SEE WORLD MISSION To God be the glory.