Davar Kingdom Of God

In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me (John 16:16). These were the words Jesus spoke to the disciples the night before he was crucified. Pay attention to the word “see me.” Joy comes from God, and it is in the presence of him. This joy, we come to have by seeing him, and lose it when we stop seeing him. At the time Jesus spoke these words, the disciples did not understand what he meant. He went on to explain: I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy (vv. 20-22). Later, when Jesus was captured and taken to the house of Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest, Peter, to