John 16:5-16

5 "Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' 6Because I have said these things, you are filled with grief. 7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. 12 "I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you. 16 "In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me."

Again the words "He will not speak on His own, He will speak only what He hears" struck me.  It really helps me understand the triune God because although Father, Son and Holy Spirit each have their own personhood, task, they never say anything that is different from the other.  This is also comforting for me since, as I learn about who I am as a daughter of God, adopted through Jesus, I realize that the Holy Spirit also works in me, convicting me of my sins, but reassuring me of His love since He sent His Son to die on the cross for me, that my sins are also paid for by Christ.  The more I get to know God, the more I love Him and what He has done for me and the more I WANT to know Him, hungering to hear His Word proclaimed, read, sung.  Yet at the same time my sinful nature still is my default position and on the other hand I don't really want to take the time to read His Word, hear His Word proclaimed, or sing songs of praise to Him.  Thankfully Christ did leave this earth and send the Holy Spirit to make me do all those things I don't want to do - Romans 7.