hen I go away I shall still work earnestly for you. I came
to the world to reveal Myself to you, that you might believe.
I go to My Father and yours to co-operate with Him in your
behalf.
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me,
the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than
these shall he do; because I go unto My Father.” John 14:12.
By this, Christ did not mean that the disciples would make
more exalted exertions than He had made, but that their work
would have greater magnitude. He did not refer merely to
miracle working, but to all that would take place under the
agency of the Holy Spirit. “When the Comforter is come,”
He said, “whom I will send unto you from the Father, even
the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall
testify of Me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have
been with Me from the beginning.” John 15:26, 27.
Wonderfully were these words fulfilled. After the descent
of the Holy Spirit, the disciples were so filled with love for
Him and for those for whom He died, that hearts were melted
by the words they spoke and the prayers they offered. They
spoke in the power of the Spirit; and under the influence of
that power, thousands were converted.
As Christ’s representatives the apostles were to make a
decided impression on the world. The fact that they were
humble men would not diminish their influence, but increase
it; for the minds of their hearers would be carried from them
to the Saviour, who, though unseen, was still working with
them. The wonderful teaching of the apostles, their
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words of courage and trust, would assure all that it was not in
their own power that they worked, but in the power of Christ.
Humbling themselves, they would declare that He whom the
Jews had crucified was the Prince of life, the Son of the living
God, and that in His name they did the works that He had
done.
In His parting conversation with His disciples on the
night before the crucifixion the Saviour made no reference
to the suffering that He had endured and must yet endure.
He did not speak of the humiliation that was before Him, but
sought to bring to their minds that which would strengthen
their faith, leading them to look forward to the joys that
await the overcomer. He rejoiced in the consciousness that
He could and would do more for His followers than He
had promised; that from Him would flow forth love and
compassion, cleansing the soul temple, and making men like
Him in character; that His truth, armed with the power of the
Spirit, would go forth conquering and to conquer.
“These things I have spoken unto you,” He said, “that
in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have
tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33. Christ did not fail, neither was He discouraged;
and the disciples were to show a faith of the same enduring
nature. They were to work as He had worked, depending on
Him for strength. Though their way would be obstructed by
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