Jesus has made it clear to the disciples that he is going away, yet he clearly still has much to teach them. What is also clear is the disciples’ confusion about where Jesus is heading. In the second half of John 14, Jesus gives great encouragement to the disciples. Though he is going away from them, there will be One that will come to help them as they keep walking the path he laid out for them—One that will enable them to keep his commandments, to remember his word, who will be the very presence of Christ with them, and who will bring an everlasting peace. The question we should be asking is, “Can we get this same help in our own lives?”
