As I am reading through theses chapters of John this time I am amazed a the concern Jesus had for His followers. They did not even know what was coming, yet Jesus did and He was so concerned that He comforted them before they even knew they needed comfort.
He knew that they would panic when He went to the cross. He even knew that they would be concerned again when He ascended into heaven. His love was so deep that He reminded them that even when He left they would not be without comfortless. His comfort would be in the form of the Holy Spirit, Who would be sent by the Father as another Comforter for them. He also comforted them with the words that He would one day come again.
Look at the great comfort we have. We have the Holy Spirit Who abides with us forever and we have the promise that one day He would come again. We must never allow ourselves to feel like we have no comfort. We indeed have all the comfort God can offer.
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