John 16:12-15 (NRSV)
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Verse 12"I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. Verse 13When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. Verse 14He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. Verse 15All that the Father has is mine. For this reason I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Devotion
There are many delivery services in our merchandise-oriented society. Each one advertizes to be better than the others, to get the job done safer, faster and cheaper, and assures us that the receiver and the goods delivered are all important. They promise trustworthiness to both source and destination. Often the package arrives at our front door and we don’t even see the delivery person.
Jesus does a little advertising of his own in our Scripture for today. The delivery system is called the Holy Spirit. The important goods he has to offer will arrive safely when delivered by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit never tampers with what Jesus is sending. The Holy Spirit guarantees that what Jesus sends will arrive safely. And the Holy Spirit doesn’t bang the doorbell and shout, “Here I am!” He just says, “Here’s your package,” or sometimes leaves it without a word.
Prayer
Faithful Spirit of truth, how many times have you left messages on the doorstep of my life and I failed to notice? Increase my awareness of your powerful presence and open each package you bring to me. Amen.