John 16:4-16

4-7 "I didn't tell you this earlier because I was with you every day. But now I am on my way to the One who sent me. Not one of you has asked, 'Where are you going?' Instead, the longer I've talked, the sadder you've become. So let me say it again, this truth: It's better for you that I leave. If I don't leave, the Friend won't come. But if I go, I'll send him to you.

8-11 "When he comes, he'll expose the error of the godless world's view of sin, righteousness, and judgment: He'll show them that their refusal to believe in me is their basic sin; that righteousness comes from above, where I am with the Father, out of their sight and control; that judgment takes place as the ruler of this godless world is brought to trial and convicted.

12-15 "I still have many things to tell you, but you can't handle them now. But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won't draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said. He will honor me; he will take from me and deliver it to you. Everything the Father has is also mine. That is why I've said, 'He takes from me and delivers to you.'

16 "In a day or so you're not going to see me, but then in another day or so you will see me."

It always comes down to Jesus. In verses 8-11 Jesus is talking about how the Holy Spirit will come and He says that He'll convict the world of their basic sin - failure to believe in Him. Then He goes on to say that righteousness comes from above.

In our world we see that things are not right, we want to make them so, but we don't know how to do it. Just this morning I was reading about Tupac the rapper. He fought against the social injustice and he wanted to usher in change, but he didn't know how. He knew that the ways things were was not right, but yet his life shows that he didn't know what right really was or how to get there. There was a stark beauty that attracted many in Tupacs honesty about the struggle. The word tells us that righteousness is only from God.

What an encouragement to my heart these words are! Because I too struggle with wanting things, other people and myself to be righteousness. Yet with God there is Hope and the change can start in me.

Oh Father, please change me. I don't like how I am. I am tired of my selfishness and anger. Help me to submit to You and let You work in my life today to produce righteousness in me.