John 16:12-15
I still have many things to say to you all, but you all are
not powerful enough to bear them now.
And when that one comes – the Spirit of truth – He will guide you in
every truth. For He will not speak from
Himself, but whatever He will hear He will speak. And He will announce the things that come to
you all. That one will glorify me
because He will receive out of me and He will announce to you all. Everything that the Father has is mine;
because of this I said that He will receive out of me and announce to you all.
Thoughts for Today
First Thought:
Jesus calls the Holy Spirit the Spirit of truth. The task of the Holy Spirit is to reveal
truth to humankind. The task of the Holy
Spirit is to guide us. He is to lead
us. He is to take what comes from the
Father through the Son and convey it to us.
Thus, it is God who owns all truth.
Does the Holy Spirit lead you? How do you feel the presence of the Holy
Spirit in your life? Do you believe
truth only comes from God?
Second Thought:
However, the revelation of God’s truth is not all at
once. Notice here that even after three
years with God’s own Son the disciples hear, “You aren’t yet powerful enough.” Even after three years under the direct tutelage
of Jesus the disciples weren’t ready to hear everything. So it is with us. God’s revelation comes to us as we are ready
for it as well.
Why do we think we’re ready for God’s truth right now? Looking back in hindsight over your life,
were you always ready to know what you know now? Did you always have the spiritual maturity to
understand God as you do now?
Third Thought:
Notice that Jesus tells us that the Holy Spirit will reveal
all truth. There are no secrets that God
knows that He does not desire us to know.
Sure, there are absolutely things that we do not know. But we don’t know them because we aren’t
ready for them, not because God wants to keep secrets from us.
What truth do you not know that God does know? Why might you not know it?
Passage for Tomorrow: John 16:16-24
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