My Favorite Verses - Vol V (Feb 17 to Jun 17)

John 16:7 … The arrival of the Advocate
(05/22/2017)
“If I do not go away, the Advocate cannot come to you;
but if I go, I will send It to you.” ~ Jesus (John 16:7)
First of all, it is important to realize here that both the Spirit that Jesus calls
“the Advocate” (or “the Soul” -- what secular folks call “the conscience”) and the
essence that he refers to as himself are both energetic, “spiritual” entities that
reside within the Hearts of each & every one of us (see John 14:20-26). In this
sense, “the Advocate” doesn‟t come to us from elsewhere or “from above”, but
rather wells up into our Awareness when summoned from within – specifically in
every moment we choose to set aside our “sins” of fear-inspired cowardice or
greed-instilled selfishness and choose to Love another anyway (see John 15:26 &
John 3:1-8 et al) … Similarly, Jesus is not saying here that he personally will come
to us from elsewhere or even that his personal spirit will “come into our Hearts”
from some external location, but rather he is saying that the same Christ Essence
that is already within us all will simply rise up – that our Divine Essence, which is
the same Divine Essence as his own – will blossom and become viable in every
moment we choose to act accordingly (see John 13:15-17 & John 12:47-48) …
Second, note that it is equally true that we cannot ever come to the
aforementioned realizations until we let all of the “masters”, teachers, gurus, &/or
“spiritual leaders” in our lives depart – until we are free of their direct supervision
&/or guidance – and are thereby
free to make our own choices
unshackled by subconscious
hopes of receiving their approval
&/or subconscious fears of
reaping their reprimands. In
essence we must set forth
ourselves onto our own strange
journey in order to reap the Good
Fruits therefrom … Indeed, real
Love is only purely reaped when
it is purely effectuated, and it s
only purely effectuated when it is
effectuated despite great fear,
great uncertainty, &/or great disease
– none of which can be truly
known while sheltering under the
protective wings of any spiritual
icon or religious lordship.
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