John
16:17-33
17
Some of His Disciples said to one another,
'What
does He mean by saying,
'In
a little while you will see Me no more,
And
then after a little while you will see Me,'
And
'Because I am going to the Father'?
18
They kept asking,
'What
does He mean by 'a little while'?
We
don't understand what He is saying.'
19
Jesus saw that they wanted to ask Him about this,
So
He said to them,
'Are
you asking one another what I meant when I said
'In
a little while you will see Me no more,
And
then after a little while you will see Me'?
20
I TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
YOU
WILL WEEP AND MOURN
WHILE
THE WORLD REJOICES.
You
will Grieve, but your Grief will turn to Joy.
21
A woman giving birth to a child has pain
Because
her time has come;
But
when her baby is born she forgets the anguish
Because
of her Joy that a child is born into the World.
22
So with you:
NOW
IS YOUR TIME OF GRIEF,
But
I will see you again and you will Rejoice,
And
no one will take away your Joy.
23
IN THAT DAY YOU WILL NO LONGER ASK ME ANYTHING.
I
tell you the Truth,
My
Father will give you whatever you ask in My Name.
24
UNTIL NOW YOU HAVE NOT ASKED
FOR
ANYTHING IN MY NAME.
ASK
AND YOU WILL RECEIVE,
AND
YOUR JOY WILL BE COMPLETE.
25
'Though I have been speaking Figuratively,
A
Time is Coming when I will no longer use this kind of language
But
will tell you Plainly about My Father.
26
IN THAT DAY YOU WILL ASK IN MY NAME.
I
AM NOT SAYING THAT I WILL ASK THE FATHER
ON
YOUR BEHALF.
27
NO, THE FATHER HIMSELF LOVES YOU
BECAUSE
YOU HAVE LOVED ME
AND
HAVE BELIEVED THAT I CAME FROM GOD.
28
I CAME FROM THE FATHER
AND
ENTERED THE WORLD;
NOW
I AM LEAVING THE WORLD
AND
GOING BACK TO THE FATHER.'
29
Then Jesus' Disciples said,
'Now
You are speaking clearly
And
without Figures of Speech.
30
Now we can see that You know ALL THINGS
And
that You do not need to have anyone ask You questions.
This
makes us believe that You came from God.'
31
YOU BELIEVE AT LAST!' Jesus answered.
32
BUT A TIME IS COMING, AND HAS COME,
WHEN
YOU WILL BE SCATTERED,
EACH
TO HIS OWN HOME.
YOU
WILL LEAVE ME ALL ALONE.
YET
I AM NOT ALONE, FOR MY FATHER IS WITH ME.
33
'I HAVE TOLD YOU THESE THINGS,
SO
THAT IN ME YOU MAY HAVE PEACE.
IN
THIS WORLD YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE.
BUT
TAKE HEART!
I
HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.'
(John
16:17-33)
The
World rejoiced over the Death of Christ Jesus.
Today,
they want His Word Killed,
Because
He tells them that what they do is Evil.
(John
7:7)
Those
who belong to Christ receive
And
their Joy is complete.
Before
Pentecost the disciples deserted Christ,
But
after Pentecost they went to their deaths for Christ.
We
are in this World to Overcome this World.
That
is the Entire Objective of our Existence.
Just
as Christ Jesus Overcame the World
By the
Power of the Spirit,
So we
can Overcome the World
By the
Power of the Spirit.
The
World exists for us to Overcome,
Valuing
the Kingdom of God above ALL ELSE.
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