“Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”
John 16:7-15
Jesus himself! Look at those first words!
Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you.
John 16:7
I put so much pressure? Or is it merely a temptation to do so? I am constantly tempted to believe that it’s all up to me! I feel like I’m shirking my duty to refer a needy soul to God!
The helping hand is to be sure his hand extended, but so also is the direction for that same person to yield to, and accept Christ as their saviour.
Running Down Vimy 