John 16

I am so sorry I didn't post last night. I did read chapter 16 but I have been so tired I haven't even typed out my thoughts on it yet! So that's what I will do tonight. I feel like chapter 16 is about Jesus preparing the disciples for what is to come. He knew that he had given them the the right amount of guidance while he was there but he was afraid that in his absence, they would fail and not know which way they should go. He tried as best as he could to prepare them for his death and resurrection but I don't that any of them realized how bad it would be. I cannot imagine watching my best friend, brother, cousin or son die such an agonizing and cruel death.

With that being said, I'm sure that most of you agree that you wouldn't want that to happen to your friend or family member. But isn't dying a spiritual death worse than a physical death? Yet we are all so focused on getting this one to the doctor and getting that one to ball practice that we haven't even stopped to get our focus on God. We let people come close to dying a spiritual death on a daily basis. Some may even be the family that we supposedly love and care for but yet every day that they don't know Christ is a day that they get closer to going to hell. I know exercise and eating right is good, but when was the last time you told someone about what Jesus has done for you in your life? You don't hesistate to talk about exercise or diet but you won't talk about Jesus.

Jesus expects us to prepare others for his second coming. It's the same thing that jesus did for his discuples. He prepared them. We must do the same thing for the rest of the world.