March
12, 2003
HE
WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH
"When
He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into
all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but
whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things
to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine
and declare it to you" (John 16:13, 14, NKJV).
The Holy
Spirit is God's representative to His loyal followers. "I
will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper,
that He may abide with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom
the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor
knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will
be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you...
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send
in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your
remembrance all things that I said to you." (John
14:16-18).
The Spirit
of God dwells with all who seek God to guide them in life.
He will guide them into understanding the truths of God, of
how to live successfully in a rebellious world. He is the
source of our understanding of the truths of the Bible. God
is the source of the inspiration of the Bible (see 2 Timothy
3:16, 17) and the provider of the Helper to be our guide (John
14:15, 16, 26). God, the Bible, and the Spirit of God are
in harmony and unity, they speak with One voice. They are
the source of our knowledge and understanding of what is true;
the love of God for the fallen race, the peace of God that
passes all understanding, the adoption of those who yield
their allegiance to God into His family, and much more.
God has
not abandoned His human children. His Spirit gives "light"
to every being coming into the world (see John 1:9). God will
not force Himself on us. However, He will seek for the lost,
who do not even know that they are lost, as a shepherd seeks
for his lost sheep. God's purpose is to bring humanity into
harmony with the rest of His creation (see Ephesians 1:9,
10) and He can only do that with those who value His values.
His enemy seeks to destroy. God seeks to save. And God sent
Jesus as His Ambassador to this rebellious race to provide
an alternative existence for those who are attracted by the
love of God and his values for our safety and protection.
And He sends His Holy Spirit as His representative to each
one of us to lead us to understand His values. If you are
willing His Spirit "will guide
you into all truth" (John 16:13).
The leading
of God's Holy Spirit is always in harmony with scripture and
with Jesus. Jesus said, "He will
glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it
to you." God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit
are One, They are in unity with One Another. And they lead
us through the Bible, by the Holy Spirit and by Their opening
providence.
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