John 14: Jesus Says Good-bye

Some things that Jesus felt were important enough to include in His final conversation with the disciples:

• Obedience is critical.  Several times Jesus says we will obey His commands if we love Him.  (Don't forget that His command is that we love one another!)
• We will be with Jesus.  Jesus says that we will be where He is (14:3) and that He and the Father will make their home with us (14:23) if we love Him and obey His teaching.
• He and the Father are one.  In an echo of 10:30, Jesus expands on His relationship with the Father as being in the Father as well as the Father being in Him.
• The Holy Spirit is coming.  Jesus promises the Counselor in 14:16 and 14:26 who will be with us forever as the Spirit of truth who will teach us and remind us of Jesus.
• He wants us to be comforted, not anxious.  This chapter both begins (14:1) and ends (14:27) with Jesus' statement that we should not let our hearts be troubled or afraid.