JOHN 16:5\u201311<\/b><\/p>\n
But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you<\/i><\/p>\n
(John 16:7)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t think that the Christian church has ever fully believed what Jesus says in this verse. I\u2019m sure we don\u2019t really believe it today. Jesus was saying this, \u201cIt is better for you that I leave.\u201d Let us briefly look at three reasons why this is so.<\/p>\n
The Kingdom of God<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The first benefit lies in where Jesus went. He went to the right hand of God and took His seat of cosmic authority. He went to His coronation and investiture. It is because He ascended that He became King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Christ is now reigning as the King, and the kingdom has begun. Even though we don\u2019t see the kingdom in its fullness now, it is no less real today. You and I are children of the King, and that should strongly influence how we move through this life. This would not be so if Jesus had not gone away.<\/p>\n
The High Priest and the Holy Spirit<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The second benefit lies in the fact that Jesus entered into the heavenly Holy of Holies, the very presence of God, as our High Priest. There He intercedes for us perpetually. If you are a Christian, Jesus is praying for you right now. You have an advocate at the throne. It would not be so if Jesus had not gone away.<\/p>\n
There is, though, a sense in which Jesus is with us still. This is because the third benefit of His ascension lies in the fact that He sent the Holy Spirit. There is a sense in which Jesus had to ascend to heaven before He could send the Spirit to endow His church with power. It would not be so if Jesus had not gone away.<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Do you really believe what Jesus said in John 16:7, that it is better for you that He be in heaven? Perhaps these are new thoughts to you. If so, jot down these words on a slip of paper: Ascension, coronation, intercession, power<\/i>. Take it with you and think during the day of the tremendous blessings that come to you from our Lord\u2019s ascension.<\/p>\n
For further study: Luke 24:36\u201353; Hebrews 7:11\u201328<\/i><\/p>\n
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