12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
You have been watching me do what I do. You are eye witnesses. You have been there first-hand and up-close to see and hear every word. Not by word of mouth or rumor, but personally you have seen my works. Your belief and trust and faith will enable you to do the same things that you see me doing. In the same way that God is working through me, he will work through you. God lives in me and works through me. When I go to the Father and send the Holy Spirit, He will live in you and work through you in the same manner doing the same things. This is all the plan God has to accomplish His will. What He began in me, He will finish in you, only on a grander and larger scale. Tehre will be millions and millions of people in whom the H.S. will dwell and work. Collectively and simultaneously you will accomplish much more over many years than I could as one individual limited to a span of one life time in one geographical location. God’s work will not end with my departure. On the contrary, my leaving will usher in a new covenant which will enable His works to expand to cover the whole earth to all peoples in all nations. With each new convert, the body of Christ increases and grows in size, influence, power, and scope. From your limited perspective it would seem better for me to remain with you. But by looking at the whole picture you will see that my leaving is better for the entire world- past, present and future.
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