JESUS HAD NOT YET BEEN GLORIFIED / JOHN 7:39

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(KJV) John 7:39

(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

The Pathway to Living Water: Understanding John 7:39

In the Gospel of John, Jesus extends a beautiful, radical invitation to a crowd gathering for the Feast of Tabernacles: “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.” He promises that rivers of living water will flow from within whoever believes in Him.

But right after this promise, John offers a crucial theological footnote in John 7:39:

“By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.”

This short commentary contains profound truths for the early Church—and for our individual walks with God today. Let’s look at what it means that Jesus had not yet been glorified, and how that impacts our lives right now.

The Divine Order: The Cross and the Spirit

When John talks about Jesus being “glorified,” he is pointing directly to the cross, the resurrection, and the ascension. In John 12:23-24, Jesus explains that a grain of wheat must fall into the ground and die to bear fruit.

The cross was not a defeat; it was Christ’s ultimate hour of glory and honor, where sin was conquered once and for all.

God established a perfect divine order. Jesus had to complete His earthly mission, paying the penalty for our sins, before the Holy Spirit could be poured out to launch the Church age. The work of Christ on the cross breaks down the barrier between a holy God and sinful humanity, paving the way for the Holy Spirit to make His home inside of us.

Making Room in Our Hearts Today

This divine order isn’t just historical fact—it is a spiritual reality for our individual lives today.

Just as Christ had to deal with sin on the cross before the Spirit could be given to the world, we must deal with sin in our own hearts to truly experience the fullness of the Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is holy. He cannot comfortably dwell where sin is actively tolerated, hidden, or coddled. To experience the “rivers of living water”—which include spiritual rebirth, daily renewal (John 20:22), and the empowering baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4)—we must actively align ourselves with Christ’s work. This means:

• Confessing our sins honestly to Christ.
• Receiving His free forgiveness.
• Abandoning our old ways to walk in His light.

When we clear away the debris of unconfessed sin, we open up the floodgates for the Holy Spirit to saturate our lives, bringing fresh power, joy, and peace.

Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the perfect plan of salvation. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for enduring the cross and being glorified so that we might live in freedom and receive Your Holy Spirit.

Search our hearts today. We confess the areas where we have allowed sin, pride, or compromise to take root. We ask for Your forgiveness, and by Your grace, we turn away from those things today. Cleanse us and make us a holy dwelling place for You.

Holy Spirit, fill us afresh. Let Your rivers of living water flow out of us to a dry and thirsty world. Renew our minds, guide our steps, and empower us to live lives that bring glory to Jesus.

In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

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3. IF ANYONE CHOOSES TO DO GOD’S WILL / JOHN 7:17
4. IT HATES ME / JOHN 7:6-7
5. FEAST OF TABERNACLES / JOHN 7:2-3
6. JESUS HAD KNOWN FROM THE BEGINNING / JOHN 6:64
7. EATS MY FLESH AND DRINKS MY BLOOD / JOHN 6:54
8. THE FATHER … DRAWS HIM / JOHN 6:44
9. MY FATHER’S WILL / JOHN 6:40
10. I WILL NEVER DRIVE AWAY / JOHN 6:37
11. I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE / JOHN 6:35
12. DON’T BE AFRAID / JOHN 6:20
13. JESUS PRAYS ALONE / JOHN 6:15
14. THE FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND /JOHN 6:7
15. MIRACLES / JOHN 6:1-2
16. DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT HE WROTE / JOHN 5:47
17. ACCEPT PRAISE FROM ONE ANOTHER / JOHN 5:44
18. YOU DILIGENTLY STUDY / JOHN 5:39-40
19. YOU HAVE SENT JOHN / John 5:33
20. THOSE WHO HAVE DONE GOOD – RISE TO LIVE – THOSE WHO HAVE DONE EVIL / JOHN 5:29
21. HAS GRANTED THE SON TO HAVE LIFE IN HIMSELF / JOHN 5:26
22. HEARS … BELIEVES / JOHN 5:24
23. MAKING HIMSELF EQUAL WITH GOD / JOHN 5:18-24
24. PERSECUTED HIM / JOHN 5:16
25. STOP SINNING / JOHN 5:14
26. THE MAN WAS CURED / JOHN 5:9-10
27. THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS / JOHN 5:5
28. SIGNS AND WONDERS / JOHN 4:48
29. CROP FOR ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:36
30. LOOK AT THE FIELDS / JOHN 4:35
31. SURPRISED TO FIND HIM TALKING WITH A WOMAN / JOHN 4:27
32. TRUTH / JOHN 4:24
33. WORSHIP … IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH / JOHN 4:23-24
34. SAMARITANS WORSHIP WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW / JOHN 4:22
35. WATER … ETERNAL LIFE / JOHN 4:14
36. SAMARITAN WOMAN / JOHN 4:7
37. WHOEVER REJECTS / JOHN 3:36
38. GIVES THE SPIRIT WITHOUT LIMIT / JOHN 3:34
39. LOVED DARKNESS INSTEAD OF LIGHT / JOHN 3:19
40. GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD /JOHN 3:16
41. JUST AS MOSES LIFTED UP THE SNAKE / JOHN 3:14-15
42. THE WIND … THE SPIRIT / JOHN 3:8
43. BORN OF WATER / JOHN 3:5
44. BORN AGAIN / JOHN 3:3
45. TEMPLE / JOHN 2:19
46. DROVE ALL FROM THE TEMPLE AREA / JOHN 2:15
47. SIGNS / JOHN 2:11
48. CHOICE WINE – HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK / JOHN 2:10
49. WINE – THEY HAVE NO MORE WINE / JOHN 2:3
50. YOU SHALL SEE HEAVEN OPEN / JOHN 1:51
51. CEPHAS … PETER / JOHN 1:42
52. THE FIRST THING ANDREW DID / JOHN 1:41
53. THE TENTH HOUR /JOHN 1:39
54. WILL BAPTIZE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / JOHN 1:33
55. LAMB OF GOD / JOHN 1:29
56. PHARISEES / JOHN 1:24
57. GRACE AND TRUTH / JOHN 1:17
58. THE WORD BECAME FLESH / JOHN 1:14
59. BORN NOT OF … HUMAN DECISION / JOHN 1:13
60. RECEIVED … BELIEVED / JOHN 1:12
61. THE WORLD DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM / JOHN 1:10
62. GIVES LIGHT TO EVERY MAN / JOHN 1:9
63. HIS NAME WAS JOHN / JOHN 1:6
64. LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS / JOHN 1:5
65. LIFE WAS THE LIGHT OF MEN / JOHN 1:4
66. WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING / JOHN 1:2
67. THE WORD / JOHN 1:1
68. CREWS N AWAY: ANCHORED IN GRACE

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