Jesus or the Holy Spirit

Jesus or the Holy Spirit

Let's imagine if we were the Apostles in the Upper Room with Christ at the Last Supper. And all of a sudden, he tells us that he will die and rise again. Then he says he will leave and return to the Heavenly Father. 

Now, in the last three years, the Apostles have been with Christ the entire time, 24/7. They traveled with him. They heard his parables about the Kingdom. They witnessed many signs and miracles. They relied upon him for food. He multiplied the loaves and fishes. 

But then he says that he must return to heaven so that he could send the Holy Spirit.

If we were to ask an honest question, which person do we prefer? Do we want a Christ that we can see, someone that we can hear, someone that we can talk to and touch. Don't we want a Christ that we can interact and have face to face conversation. 

Do we want Christ, or do we prefer the Holy Spirit? But at this point, we don't really know a lot about the Holy Spirit. We don't know very much about the Holy Spirit, so we have to trust in his words. 

I think in this scenario, most of us would prefer to have Christ rather than the Holy Spirit. Because we could talk to him and hear him like a normal regular person. 

But the Lord says to the Apostles in John 16:7: 

"But I tell you the truth. It is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you."

Even if we prefer to have Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity, but the Lord's words gives us a powerful insight. It's to our benefit and advantage that Christ returns to heaven, so that he could send the Holy Spirit. It is necessary that Christ leaves so that he could send the Holy Spirit. It's too our benefit. 

Furthermore, because Christ (second person of the Blessed Trinity) has a body, he is limited in his presence.  For instance, if he is in Jerusalem, he can't be in the United States.  But with the Holy Spirit, Christ can be present in all places, especially when we listen to God's word, when we pray and when we recall the Lord's supper.